Double Helix has partnered with Cosmos Magazine to publish a free ebook that takes kids aged 8 to 12 on a dive into the science of our oceans.
Conservation initiatives aim to save species such as this Hawksbill sea turtle swimming in the water around Lady Elliott Island in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, a World Heritage protected area. Credit: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images.
The ebook includes stories about turtles, wonky holes and undersea cables, as well as experiments to do at home.
The ebook is free to view or download as a PDF thanks to Cosmos Magazine’s Ultramarine project, a partnership with the Mindaroo Foundation.
Cosmos Magazine and Double Helix are both part of CSIRO Publishing. At Double Helix, we aim to foster an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Our goal is to make it an easy, fun read for young people, whether they are already interested in science or not.
Ultramarine publishes the latest research, innovations and news from our ocean and marine environments.
4 responses
Dear Double Helix
I get an error message when I try and download the free marine ebook. Is it just me?? It happens when I click either the hyperlink or the blue download box.
Hope you can fix it.
That’s no good. Thanks for letting us know. I know this is a little inconvenient but have you tried clearing the cache from your browser? Does it work on a different browser?
Dear Ariel
It worked on safari, but not on chrome.
Thanks
Dear Helix,
I keep on getting an error message too.
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