Ocean Acidification: Hands-On Experiments to Explore the Causes and Consequences

Autor/inn/en	Bruno, Barbara C.; Tice, Kimberly A.; Puniwai, Noelani; Achilles, Kate
Titel	Ocean Acidification: Hands-On Experiments to Explore the Causes and Consequences
Quelle	In: Science Scope, 34 (2011) 6, S.23-30 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0887-2376
Schlagwörter	Fuels; Earth Science; Marine Biology; Climate; Science Experiments; Secondary School Science; Chemistry; Environmental Education; Natural Resources; Middle School Students; Hands on Science; Data Collection; Data Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Treibstoff; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Meeresbiologie; Klima; Chemie; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Data capture; Datensammlung; Auswertung
Abstract	Ocean acidification is one of the most serious environmental issues facing the planet (e.g., Doney 2006; Guinotte and Fabry 2009). It is caused by excess carbon dioxide (CO[subscript 2]) in the atmosphere. Human activities such as burning fossil fuels put CO[subscript 2] and other heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, which causes the Earth's average temperature to increase. This increase is commonly referred to as "global warming" or "climate change," but the problem doesn't stop there. The two lessons presented here familiarize middle school students with the causes and consequences of ocean acidification. They also provide students with an opportunity to generate hypotheses, collect data through hands-on experimentation, and analyze results. These lessons can be successfully integrated into Earth science, biology, environmental science, marine science, or chemistry curricula. (Contains 6 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10