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A Polynesian Story: Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary

A Polynesian Story video, lesson plan, related Web sites, and the Ocean Literacy principle.

American Samoa. Photograph by Kip F. Evans Video: A Polynesian Story » A four-minute video highlighting Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the islands of American Samoa. Enjoy the sights and sounds of Tutuila, the largest island in the American Samoan chain. Take a dive in the warm waters of Fagatele Bay and learn about the connection between the people of this great island and the waters they depend on. For more information on Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, visit www.fbnms.nos.noaa.gov. This Web site provides information on the marine habitats of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, samoan culture, photographs, maps, and other useful information for teachers and scientists. For more information on American Samoa National Park, visit www.nps.gov/archive/npsa/home.htm. This Web site provides information on the park, samoan culture, photographs, travel, visiting, and other useful information for the general public. Visit the offical American Samoa Government Web site: www.americansamoa.gov. This site provides information on the American samoan culture, photographs, local news, goverment offices, and business for the general public. Lesson Plan: A Polynesian Story » This lesson will focus on the history of Polynesia. Students will explore the geography of Polynesia, the origins of the Polynesian people, ancient and modern Polynesian culture, and the relationship of Polynesian people with their natural environment (the sea). Students will then explore how aspects of Polynesian (and other) culture both threaten and help preserve the natural environment, and develop public action plans, which draw on the aspects of Polynesian culture that they think would benefit the marine environment, to encourage marine conservation. Ocean Literacy Principle #6: The ocean and humans are inextricably linked. Read more about Ocean Literacy »

Submitted November 03, 2005, by Kip Evans

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This lesson is being used with 6th, 7th, and 8th graders in the Tech lab. Students will work in small groups and will list the interactions of the Polynesian people with the ocean/coral reef. They will rate each entry as "negative" or "positive" and after the lists are handed in we will discuss the further implications and similarities to our own environmental impact. This lesson plan can be viewed on our school's website http://sja.pvt.k12.or.us under classroom pages, 6-8 tech. It is the entry for November 14. The links are wonderful, I have tried all of them from our blog and they work fine. I will save the video for our overhead. Delphine Busch, St. John the Apostle School, Oregon City, OR.
—Delphine Busch, November 05, 2005

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