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4. The ocean makes Earth livable

We should think about the ocean because without it, we couldn’t live here. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere originally came from the ocean, and the ocean is where the earliest forms of life started.

To learn even more about this concept, go to its fundamental concepts.

NEOSEC Member Resources:

  • VitalVenture: The Gulf of Maine Research Institute in collaboration with Maine Sea Grant has just launched a new online education resource, VitalVenture, an interdisciplinary watershed education curriculum that engages Maine students in grades 5-8 with a series of locally relevant, issue-based Watershed Experiences that deepen conceptual understanding and connection to place.
  • More to come!

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