Climate Change
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)
Ocean Acidification activity- answers
Worksheet 2: Calculating Carbon Footprint
Carbon Footprint worksheet 1- ANswers
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
http://www.eschooltoday.com/ocean-acidification/what-is-ocean-acidification.html
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/climate-change-evidence/
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/greenhouse-cards/
https://kids.niehs.nih.gov/topics/natural-world/greenhouse-effect/index.htm
Videos:
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/weather-climate/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzcGTd8qWTg