Lesson 11 of 84 · Global Connections
⭐ 30 XP🌍 World StageOceans and Marine Conservation
Oceans cover 71 percent of Earth and absorb much of its carbon dioxide.
🎯 Your mission
Think like a global citizen.
⚡ The twist
Big problems need both big solutions and small ones.
Mind = Blown
🤯 The internet was first turned on in 1969 with just 4 computers.
Then & Now
🌐 This is on the news right now somewhere on Earth.
Oceans cover 71 percent of Earth and absorb much of its carbon dioxide. Overfishing, plastic pollution, and acidification threaten marine life. Marine protected areas and reduced plastic use help oceans recover.
Key Facts
The United Nations has 193 member nations.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948.
Over 100 million people are displaced worldwide.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What is the main purpose of the United Nations?
Why this still matters
Pick any product in your home. Trace where it came from. Be amazed.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Read one news headline and ask: who is helped, who is hurt?
For the dinner table
“What's one problem you wish the whole world would work together on?”
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