This tool helps students learn about the link between climate change and water, and the resulting social and cultural impacts. The material includes cases studies on drought, flooding, and glacier loss in Bolivia.
Ocean Acidification and Oysters Lab
This classroom/laboratory activity allows students to understand how marine organisms may be affected by increased ocean acidification caused by climate change. Students explore and analyze the relationship between the growth of oyster larvae and the chemistry of ocean water by using data from the Whiskey Creek Hatchery in Oregon, USA.
Contemporary Climate Oscillations: ENSO and a case study of the Huanghe River
In this activity, students can calculate the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) based on the mean sea level pressure data spanning 80 years. The calculated SOI can be compared with a case study of the Huanghe River.
Ocean Acidification
This video gives students an overview of ocean acidification, the effects of atmospheric CO2 on the acidity of the ocean, and the possible impact of ocean acidification on marine life.
Our Acidifying Ocean
This interactive visualization helps students to learn about the pH scale, acids and bases, ocean acidification, and the potential impact of rising atmospheric CO2 levels on marine animals.
Global Ocean Conveyor Belt
This laboratory activity helps students understand the great ocean conveyor belt by exploring how various factors and processes (such as changes in the temperature and density of ocean water) influence the direction of ocean currents. Further, students analyze and determine the effect of the ocean conveyor belt on global climate.
OCOF Our Coast Our Future Flood Map
This interactive tool helps students to visualize the effect of sea level rise and various storm scenarios on the coast of California.
Toolkit: Teaching pH Scale and Acidification through Climate-related Examples
As a teacher of high school or undergraduate Chemistry, you can use this set of computer-based tools when teaching the pH scale, acids and bases, acidification, and environmental chemistry.
Your current lesson plan can be augmented with this additional classroom/laboratory activity that allows students to understand the pH scale and acidification by analyzing the effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide on ocean chemistry. The activity will also explore the potential effects of climate change on ocean acidification, and the possible impacts of ocean acidification on marine organisms.
Video: Galapagos Penguins, Permanent El Niño, and Human Evolution
Video: Hadley Circulation Cell
Climate Science Education Series
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