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title: "Winged ambassadors: teaching ocean literacy to children through the eyes of albatross"
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# Winged ambassadors: teaching ocean literacy to children through the eyes of albatross

The NGO [Oikonos - Ecosystem Knowledge](http://oikonos.org/) has produced an on-line teaching package to inform young students of the threats albatrosses face ([click here](http://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/education/wa.html)).  The package is made up of five lessons entitled Introduction to Seabirds; Tracking Albatross Migrations; Protecting Ocean Hotspots; Bolus Analysis; and Campus Debris Survey.

 ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/B/Black_footed/black-footed_albatross_kaena_point_lindsay_young.jpg)

 Black-footed Albatross, photograph by Lindsay Young

 Each lesson includes:

 Lesson plan with learning objectives and procedures; an outline of necessary materials and preparation; time estimates; suggested discussion questions and possible answers; ideas for differentiating activities for diverse learners; expanded resources, videos and links; student worksheets and handouts for photocopying and/or projecting; presentations with photos, art, wildlife research data; and teacher presentation notes to support the lesson.

 The activity package was produced by Oikonos - Ecosystem Knowledge and Meghan Marerro in collaboration with the [Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary](http://cordellbank.noaa.gov/welcome.html) and the [Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument](http://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/).

 [Click here](http://www.downloadwingedambassadors.org) to download the activity package.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 21 August 2014*