Coastal Climate Science Activities and Experiments
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Experiments and Analyses (with Connection number)
1 Dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) in water and pH
2 The greenhouse effect in a jar
3 Temperature and the water vapor capacity of air
4 Water vapor levels in air of various temperatures
5 Changes in water density due to temperature
6 The effect of increased water vapor on weather events
7 Melting glaciers vs melting ice sheets
8 The impact of extra fresh water on the ocean
10 Changes in water density due to salinity
11 impact of acidified water on shells
12 The effect of temperature on algae growth
13 The effect of runoff on algae growth
Explainers
A Increasing CO2 in the atmosphere
B Warmer air and the greenhouse effect
E Melting glaciers and ice sheets
H More clouds and turbulence
I Changes in water density
J Regional changes in water salinity
K Changes to Atlantic Ocean circulation
L Extreme and changing weather
All Pathways.pdfFrameworks with different pathways highlighted, downloadable.
Pathway for Rising Sea Level.pdfPathway for Ocean Acidification.pdfPathway for Changes to Atlantic Ocean Circulation.pdfPathway for Extreme and Changing Weather.pdfPathway for Harmful Algal Blooms.pdfFramework-no pathways.pdfAll Pathways.pdfLesson plans for each pathway, downloadable.
Student worksheets for each pathway, downloadable.
student worksheets-all.pdfWater quality worksheet.pdfOcean Circ worksheet.pdfSea Level worksheet.pdfExtreme weather worksheet.pdfAcidification worksheet.pdfWe’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.
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