Ocean Chemical Reactions
Students explore how CO₂ affects water chemistry and marine life, analyze their own carbon footprint, and make actionable commitments to reduce CO₂ emissions in their community.
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Ocean Acidification
How Important are Oysters?
Students investigate how ocean acidification impacts oyster populations and marine ecosystems through hands-on experiments, data analysis, and research into NOAA-related careers in marine and ecological sciences.
Ocean Acidification Awareness
Students will explore various hands-on activities aimed at understanding the process of ocean acidification. Then, they will research an environmental impact related to ocean acidification.
CO2 in Seawater Simulation
Students explore ocean acidification through a hands-on experiment, calculating rates and using linear equations to model how changing pH levels impact marine life, connecting math concepts to NOAA’s mission of understanding ocean health.
Graphing the Impact: Ocean Acidification
Students will use Ocean Acidification to generate data for graphing activities in math class. This math lesson will have students read, create, and compare information from box and whisker graphs.
Makey Makey Ocean Acidification
Human influences, explanations, and possible solutions to ocean acidification’s impact on coral reefs are explored and presented through an interactive poster where students program their tangible posters with a microcontroller/Scratch.
Ocean Acidification: Chemical Reactions
Hands-on molecular modeling of the chemical reaction between CO2 and H2O along with tangible evidence will enhance students' understanding of chemical reactions and carbonic acid’s effects on shelled organisms.
Carbon Cycle and Ocean Acidification
Making a personal, achievable commitment to reduce one’s carbon output and indirectly impact ocean acidification.