目前我國有了國家海洋政策及海洋教育政策，並誕生了《國民中小學「海洋教育」議題課程綱要》，然若要落實海洋教育的推行，則有賴於課程教學來完成，是以本文以五個海洋主題為例，說明各主題在國中歷史教學的重要性，以及如何以適當的教材教法融入相關主題的教學中。

In Taiwan, the Ministry of Education has issued White Paper on Marine Education Polices. Therefore, teaching and learning of maritime culture become important for promotion of Marine Education. The maritime themes discussed in the paper are as follows: overseas settlement, voyages and exploration, maritime trade and cultural exchange, competition for sea power, and marine life of Taiwanese aborigines.