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.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-ESS3-5: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
- NGSS MS-LS2-4: Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
