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.
Students will analyze data from ocean acidification and will then create educational posters sharing what they learned.
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.
Students will be learning about climate change, learning how carbon dioxide is being released into the atmosphere from fossil fuels, volcanos and livestock.
Data collection through a simulation of ocean acidification will demonstrate the effects on coral reefs. Statistical analysis of bivariate data and conclusions of human impact on the environment are central themes.