Coral Bleaching and Ocean Acidification Reading

Includes an ocean acidification reading and a corresponding worksheet. Students read an article about carbon dioxide and ocean acidification and then answer several text-dependent questions. 

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In this activity, students will:

• READ an article introducing them to the concept of how extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leads to ocean acidification.
• ANSWER text-dependent questions.
• Complete a FLOW CHART summarizing how ocean acidification occurs.

Topics Included:

• What is pH?
• What is causing ocean acidification?
• What are the effects of ocean acidification?
• How can ocean acidification be reduced?

Teacher Notes:

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• Includes an answer key – GREAT AS A SUB PLAN!
• Addresses NGSS MS-ESS3-5, ESS3-4, LS2-4.
• A link to the Google Slides version is included in the downloadable PDF.
• Please note that this ocean acidification reading is not editable.