About the educational material
Welcome to the Baltic Sea educational material, with teaching resources about the sea and sustainable development for secondary school teachers. The material is developed by the Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre, in collaboration with the Baltic Sea Science Center at Skansen, and is funded by the BalticSea2020 Foundation. The material is only available in Swedish.
The material is perfect for teachers of biology, science and geography. Several parts are also suitable for chemistry, physics and social studies, and some parts can also be linked to home and consumer science, sport and health, maths, art and Swedish. Questions about sustainable development permeate the entire material. With the lesson bank, you can easily give your students knowledge of scientific working methods and a good basis for taking a stand on social issues that have a scientific content.
The lesson bank is for schools all over Sweden, even if you don't have access to the coast. The Baltic Sea is heavily influenced by what happens on land, and virtually the entire surface of Sweden lies within the Baltic Sea catchment area. The 'source to sea' perspective is particularly relevant for a shallow and confined sea like the Baltic Sea.
What happens in the Baltic Sea in turn affects all of us living on land. Not only when we may be in or by the sea, but also for our food supply, our energy supply and our climate, among other things.
Tested and fact-checked
The material in the lesson bank has been fact-checked by researchers at Stockholm University and tested by a reference group of secondary school teachers. The design and illustrations are produced by the communications agency Azote, unless stated otherwise.
If you want to learn more about this material, please don't hesitate to contact michaela.lundell@su.se.
Geography and history
The Baltic Sea is a particularly sensitive and vulnerable sea. Why is that? This teaching material shows what makes the Baltic Sea so special. What are the geographical conditions? How has the Baltic Sea developed?
Ecology and biodiversity
The Baltic Sea is a young and relatively species-poor sea. Yet it is home to thousands of species, many living at the limits of their abilities. In this lesson you will learn all about the life below the surface, understand the ecological connections and how humans influence it.
Eutrophication
One of the main environmental problems in the Baltic Sea is eutrophication. This lesson includes an escape room - Save the Bay! - where students can try several different solutions to turn an over-fertilised bay into a healthy, well-functioning ecosystem again.
Last updated: November 24, 2023
Source: Baltic Sea Centre