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Lesson PlanSummary
Students explore the possible impacts on deep sea ecosystems associated with changes in thermohaline circulation resulting from climate change.
Concept: Global climate change
Ocean processes have major effects on global climate change; global climate change could have major impacts on the ocean.
Ocean processes have major effects on global climate change; global climate change could have major impacts on the ocean.
National Science Education Standards
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K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Systems, order, and organization
Evidence, models, and explanation
Constance, change, and measurement
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry
9-12 B Physical Science
Motions and forces
9-12 C Life Science
Interdependence of organisms
9-12 D Earth and Space Science
Energy in the earth system
Geochemical cycles
9-12 E Science and Technology
Understandings about science and technology
9-12 F Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Natural Resources
Environmental quality
Natural and hum-induced hazards
Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 3. The ocean is major influence on weather and climate (concept f, g)
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 9 Water: A Physically Unique Molecule 9:3-14
Chapter 10 Air-Sea Interaction 10:1-14
Chapter 11 Highways in the Sea 11:26-32
(click a standard to show activities that meet it)
K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Systems, order, and organization
Evidence, models, and explanation
Constance, change, and measurement
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry
9-12 B Physical Science
Motions and forces
9-12 C Life Science
Interdependence of organisms
9-12 D Earth and Space Science
Energy in the earth system
Geochemical cycles
9-12 E Science and Technology
Understandings about science and technology
9-12 F Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Natural Resources
Environmental quality
Natural and hum-induced hazards
Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 3. The ocean is major influence on weather and climate (concept f, g)
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 9 Water: A Physically Unique Molecule 9:3-14
Chapter 10 Air-Sea Interaction 10:1-14
Chapter 11 Highways in the Sea 11:26-32
60 mins
