Climate and the Hydrosphere – Climate Change Education Across the Curricula, Across the Globe

Reading: The climate in our hands – Ocean and Cryosphere

Posted by TROP ICSUon May 12, 2020May 12, 2020in Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, General, Geography, Humanities, Social Sciences

The Office for Climate Education (OCE) presents a Teachers Guidebook that aims to support teachers in carrying out various activities on climate change and the ocean and cryosphere in their classrooms, and targets students of ages 9 to 15.

Visualization: pH Levels of Oceans and Atmospheric CO2

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 3, 2019August 8, 2019in Chemistry, Environmental Sciences

A visualization that allows students to explore changes in the pH levels of oceans for different levels of atmospheric CO₂. It includes visualizations of CO₂ concentrations corresponding to various emission scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Video Micro-lecture: Ocean Buffer Chemistry

Posted by TROP ICSUon April 4, 2019May 8, 2019in Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences

A video micro-lecture that explains carbonate buffering in the ocean. It includes discussions on the changes in the chemical composition of the ocean caused by a higher concentration of dissolved CO₂, ocean acidification and the resulting effect on ocean biota.

Teaching Module: pH Scale, Ocean Chemistry and Impact of Ocean Acidification on Marine Life

Posted by TROP ICSUon March 5, 2019April 2, 2019in Chemistry

A set of hands-on laboratory activities that uses the pH scale to understand the changes in ocean chemistry due to increased carbon dioxide emissions. This module shows that increased ocean acidification has adverse effects on marine organisms.

Teaching Module: Climate Change and Water

Posted by TROP ICSUon October 31, 2018January 2, 2019in Environmental Sciences

A teaching module to introduce the impact of climate change on water systems and the resulting effects on human society.

Classroom/Laboratory Activity: Ocean Chemistry, Ocean Acidification, and Oyster Growth

Posted by TROP ICSUon September 29, 2018December 7, 2018in Chemistry

About the Tool

Tool Name	Ocean Acidification and Oysters Lab
Discipline	Chemistry
Topic(s) in Discipline	pH Scale, Acids and Bases, Acidification, Ocean Carbonate Chemistry, Seawater Chemistry, Aragonite Saturation State, Ocean Acidity
Climate Topic	Climate and the Hydrosphere
Type of Tool	Laboratory Activity
Grade Level	High School, Undergraduate
Location	North America
	USA
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Hilary Palevsky, UW Oceanography
Hosted at	Program on Climate Change, College of the Environment, University of Washington
Link	https://pcc.uw.edu/education/classroom-resources/climate-teaching-modules/uwhs-atms-211-ocean-acidification-and-oysters-lab/
Access	Online, Offline
Computer Skills	Intermediate

Visualization: The Changing pH of Ocean Water and Its Impact on Marine Life

Posted by TROP ICSUon September 28, 2018June 18, 2019in Chemistry

A visualization to learn about the pH scale, the pH of different liquids, ocean acidification, and the possible impacts of ocean acidification on marine life.

Visualization: The Effects of Sea-level Rise on the Coast of California

Posted by TROP ICSUon August 30, 2018October 1, 2018in Geography

An interactive visualization to observe and understand the possible effects of sea-level rise and different storm scenarios on the coast of California.

Video: Galapagos Penguins, Permanent El Niño, and Human Evolution

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 3, 2018December 11, 2018in Biological Sciences, General

Climate Science Education Series
Developed by Science Media Center, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India

Video: Galapagos Penguins, Permanent El Niño, and Human Evolution

Teaching Module: The Impact of ENSO and Human Activities on River Hydrology (a case study of the Huanghe River)

Posted by TROP ICSUon April 12, 2018March 21, 2019in Earth Sciences

A teaching module to learn about the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) by performing calculations and analyzing results for Tahiti and Darwin (Australia), and for the Huanghe River in China.