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Lesson 18: Climate Change

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQo2ssIjsc0&list=PLX4XdbwOThX-7FdPDFj-THcE8UvDR6iOf&index=21

*These videos are recordings of lessons Reef Relief hosted on Facebook Live during the COVID19 shutdown.

Key Points:

  • What is it?
  • Climate vs Weather
  • Glaciers
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Big Storms
  • Heat waves and drought
  • Greenhouse gases
  • The Greenhouse effect
  • Oceans regulate temperature
  • Ocean Acidification
  • What can we do?
  • Carbon Footprint

    Worksheets and Activities:

    Worksheet 1: Ocean Acidification (supplies needed so check this out before 5/1/2020)

    Worksheet 2: Calculating Carbon Footprint

    At home activity: *slightly changed activity from what was previously posted, make sure to check you have the current PDF*

    Resources:

    https://climatekids.nasa.gov/climate-change-meaning

    https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-you-need-know-about-ocean-acidification?gclid=Cj0KCQjw7qn1BRDqARIsAKMbHDZMZ0i-b6x__82ghbhgi5gaCtcKIs9w1OST7O-DszxAwf2lfc1UilgaAujfEALw_wcB

    https://www.eschooltoday.com/ocean-acidification/what-is-ocean-acidification.html

    https://climatekids.nasa.gov/climate-change-evidence

    https://climatekids.nasa.gov/greenhouse-cards

    Videos:

    https://climatekids.nasa.gov/weather-climate