The United Nations launched the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development in 2021. We invited the ingenious children of Canada to think up and draw invention ideas to protect the oceans!

Oceans cover more than 70% of our planet and they are essential to all life on Earth. But overpopulation and industrialization have taken their toll.

We can start building a better future for our oceans, with science, invention and innovation at the heart of it all. The more we understand our oceans, the better we can learn to look after them and get them back to health.

A selection of invention ideas were chosen to be made real and showcased during Science Odyssey in 2021.

Several other little inventors had the wonderful opportunity to submit their ideas to the Canadian Science Fair Journal and got published!

The challenge is supported by three FREE resource packs:

• The Mission Protect our oceans challenge pack (why the oceans matter, sea life and habitats, threats and challenges to ocean health).
• A world of pollution extension pack (plastic and wider pollution issues, the carbon cycle, acidification and deoxygenation).
• Climate power extension pack (the water cycle, the role of oceans in the weather, climate change issues) – Available by June 8, 2020, World Oceans Day, in time for our next school year!

The resources have been designed to support scaffolded learning for students age 5 to 15 years old to stretch their imagination and creativity! Each resource includes a PowerPoint presentation, student activity sheets and resource guide. Start by downloading The Mission: protect our oceans challenge pack and use extension packs to dive deeper into further Ocean themes.