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"Adesh's Deep Sea Dive"

Provided by: ClimateScience |Published on: April 27, 2021

Ebooks Grades k-2, 3-5

Synopsis

This digital book is set on the coast of Sri Lanka, where a boy named Adesh learns from his oceanographer neighbor about climate change, sea level rise, biodiversity loss, and unhealthy living conditions for sea life.
Students will learn about solutions to climate change and what they can do to make a difference.

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Subjects: Science, Social Studies, English Language Arts

Authors: ClimateScience

Region: Asia, Global

Languages: English

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Teaching Materials

Positives

The book contains helpful pronunciation guides for Sri Lankan names, a world map, and a glossary.
Women are depicted in the roles of oceanographer and fisher, countering the stereotype that certain professions are for men.

Prerequisites

Though this book may be read as a stand-alone book, it is the sixth in a series of books from ClimateScience.

Differentiation & Implementation

Older students could use this to reactivate knowledge about greenhouse gases and how they cause climate change.
Younger students could use this story as inspiration for a drawing of themselves doing one of the activities that Methuli suggests can help fight climate change.
Students could draw a cause and effect diagram to show the actions that are affecting the ocean.
Students could also read this interactive storybook introduction to climate change.

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ClimateScience

ClimateScience inspires young talents to seek careers in fields where they contribute to climate solutions. By providing beautifully illustrated, understandable, science-based educational content for free for everyone, they are building the fundamentals for Climate Education.