Coastal Climate Science Activities and Experiments
Overview and jumping-off point for understanding the top climate impacts on marine life.
Recommend for middle school and up.
A discussion of the impact of climate change on Europe's marine ecosystems, with nice explanations of the "deadly trio" of climate-change stressors on marine life.
Recommend for high school and up.
An introduction to coral reefs and the climate-change-related factors causing their decline.
Recommend for middle school and up.
Intro and jumping-off point for understanding the impact of climate change factors on fish and fisheries.
Recommend for middle school and up.
A case study: "Building Resilience in the Face of Ocean Acidification" at the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, Alaska. (click "Read the full case study)
Recommend for high school and up.
Video about researchers studying the impact of climate change on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Recommended for middle school and up.
A deep-dive into the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems.
Recommend for high school and up.
Video (6 min, embedded in this article) about how ocean acidification is hurting the oyster and shellfish industries. High school and up.
Engaging video (4 min) describing impacts to marine life from a hurricane. Try to list all the effects. Recommend for age 10 and up
News video (2 min) from Tampa Bay Florida with short descriptions of actual damage to underwater life from hurricanes.
We’d love to hear how you used this tool in your community, how the students responded, and your suggestions to improve the experiments and other resources. Contact us at ccsae@mit.edu.