"We are a blue planet and an ocean world. Life on our planet is defined by the health of our ocean."
Nainoa Thompson, Pwo Navigator & President, Polynesian Voyaging Society
FUN FACT
The ocean covers more than 70 percent of the surface of our planet — and almost half of that is the Pacific Ocean.
Class Discussion
Some people describe our planet Earth as a Blue Marble in space.
What does that mean to you? Why is the Earth blue?
Share & Compare: YOU & THE OCEAN
Write your answers on the "SHARE" portal.
What do you feel when you think of the ocean?
Share an ocean experience or memory.If you live near the ocean, what do you like about it? What would you miss if you moved away?
If you live far from the ocean, would you like to be closer? Why or why not?