The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) has announced a new educational resource for young and aspiring marine science experts.
Ireland’s Blubber Book: Flukes Junior Vol 1 is a comprehensive workbook on cetaceans – the marine wildlife family comprising whales, dolphins and porpoise – found in Irish waters for primary school children aged between 9-12.
The new resource was created to support support the aims of the National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development by IWDG education and outreach officer Sibéal Regan and illustrated by the talented John Joyce and Jim Wilson.
“We believe that the first step in becoming an ocean literate and informed society, starts with our youngest citizens,” the IWDG says in its introduction to the resource.
It adds that the workbook “will motivate and empower them throughout their lives to become informed active citizens, who take action for a more sustainable blue future”.
Teachers can use Ireland’s Blubber Book in a classroom setting, by going through the content and worksheets themselves.
But the IWDG is also offering to facilitate virtual workshops “making the experience even more interactive and engaging”.
Interested schools can contact Sibéal Regan at [email protected] to enquire about using this new book in their classroom.
It will also be available from the IWDG shop and will have its official launch online on the IWDG Facebook page next Thursday 28 January at 11am.