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Community blog and recent blog authors at Ocean Portal by The Smithsonian Institution.
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This is the overall general focus of a Lesson Plan or Class Material Item.
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Literacy Principles
- OLP#1: The Earth has one big ocean with many features. (19)

- OLP#2: The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of the Earth. (11)

- OLP#3: The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate. (2)

- OLP#4: The ocean makes Earth habitable. (2)

- OLP#5: The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems. (71)

- OLP#6: The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected. (59)

- OLP#7: The ocean is largely unexplored. (46)

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