Lesson 1: Looking After Whales 🐋
Learn about the different types of whales, echolocation, and the whale pump. Ship strikes are a problem to large whales, but you will learn about ways to reduce these collisions.

Lesson 2: Living with Seagrass 🍃
Learn about the importance of seagrass including carbon sequestration and fish nurseries. Human activity (boating) can erode away seagrass, but find out about methods to stop this problem.

 

Lesson 3: Watching Seals 🦭

Learn about the different types of pinnipeds and how to tell the difference between eared seals and true seals. Seals are vulnerable to disturbance from humans. Learn the best way to watch seals in the lesson.

 

Lesson 4: Oysters are back 🦪

Learn what a bivalve mollusc is, how they eat, and why they are vital for an ecosystem. You will also learn how Ulster Wildlife have created oyster nurseries, bringing back the native oyster from near extinction.

 

Lesson 5: Climbing Corals 🪸

Learn about the formation of corals, the types of reefs they form and how they are under threat from a changing climate. There are cool ways to reduce the pressure on corals - and they look like kids climbing frames.