Empathize
Students will launch the marine conservation project by observing how pollution affects ocean animals, habitats, and people, then gather empathy evidence through local examples, media, and conversation. They will record observations, questions, and audience-centered insights that will prepare them to define a focused PSA problem in the next phase.
Days 1 - 2
🌊 Ocean Rescue Challenge
Launch 45m
🗣️ User Sketches and Water Stories
Deliverable 45m
Define
Students will use evidence from their launch observations, texts, videos, and local marine examples to define a focused marine pollution problem worth solving. They will sort patterns, consider who is affected, draft a clear problem statement, and improve it through a structured peer feedback and revision cycle.
Days 3 - 4
🧩 Marine Impact Patterns Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
✏️ Ocean Problem Statement Draft
Deliverable 45m
Ideate
Students will brainstorm many marine conservation PSA ideas, use evidence and audience needs to choose promising directions, and revise concept sketches through peer feedback before moving into drafting.
Days 5 - 7
🧠 PSA Message Moves
Knowledge/Skill Building 35m
✏️ Ocean PSA Idea Sketches
Deliverable 50m
💬 Glows and Grows Round
Project Work 45m
Draft
Students will turn their marine pollution research and problem statements into first-draft PSA prototypes by studying mentor examples, planning for a real audience, creating a rough team campaign, and revising after structured peer feedback.
Days 8 - 11
🖼️ PSA Posters and Brochures Notice
Knowledge/Skill Building 30m
✏️ Team PSA Storyboard Plan
Deliverable 45m
🎨 Marine Action PSA Prototype
Project Work 60m
💬 Glows and Grows Revision Round
Project Work 45m
Test
Students will test their marine conservation PSA drafts with classmates and a community-connected audience, gather evidence about what viewers understand and care about, and use that feedback to improve their message, visuals, and call to action.
Days 12 - 14
🗣️ PSA Feedback Questions Practice
Knowledge/Skill Building 30m
🐠 Peer Test of PSA Drafts
Deliverable 45m
🌊 Community Listener Test Notes
Community Experience 45m
Critique
Students will use structured critique to improve their marine conservation PSAs by naming strengths, identifying needed changes, and revising with evidence, audience needs, and peer feedback in mind before moving into final reflection and polishing.
Days 15 - 17
🗣️ Marine PSA Glows and Grows
Deliverable 45m
🔎 Marine Message Revision Plan
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
🎨 Revised Ocean Action Draft
Project Work 45m
Notice & Reflect
Students will present their marine conservation PSA campaigns to an authentic audience, gather evidence of impact from community responses, and document how their ideas changed through feedback, revision, and public sharing. They will use speaking, listening, drawing, and simple written reflection to notice what they learned about marine ecosystems, persuasive communication, and helping people care for local water and beaches.
Days 18 - 20
🪧 Marine PSA Tabling Showcase
Assessment 45m
💬 Glows and Grows Evidence Circle
Deliverable 40m
🐠 Ocean Action Learning Museum
Deliverable 40m