Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE)
Ocean Acidification: Whats and Hows
Open this instructional activity by demonstrating the production of acidic carbon dioxide gas by activated yeast. Emerging ecologists then experiment with seashells to discover the effect of ocean acidification on shelled marine...
Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE)
Plankton to Penguins: Antarctic Food Web
A well-written lesson plan, second in a series of four, gets high schoolers exploring how the Antarctic food web is impacted by climate change and the associated melting of polar ice sheets. It begins with a PowerPoint presentation about...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Swimming in Acid: Understanding Ocean Acidification
The oceans are a precious natural resource, part of Earth's carbon cycle. But what happens if the oceans absorb too much carbon dioxide? Many scientists are concerned that the increased absorption of carbon dioxide is causing them to...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Acid Rain
What are the causes and effects of acid rain in our environment? To learn more about this serious environmental issue check out this website. Contains a page with several acid rain activities for students.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Climate Change and the Oceans
Students discover the role that the oceans play in climate change, and how climate change affects the oceans. It is lesson eight in a nine-lesson module "Visualizing and Understanding the Science of Climate Change."
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Acid Rain: The Affect of Acid on Seed Germination
In this biology lab, learners will investigate whether acid/acid rain affects the germination of seeds through the use of observation, experimentation, data analysis, oral presentations, and scientific writing.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Uptake of Carbon Dioxide From Water by Plants
Two simple experimental demonstrations show the role of plants in mitigating the acidification caused when carbon dioxide is dissolved in water.
Other
Almanac of Policy Issues: What Is Acid Rain and What Causes It?
Explains what acid rain is, how it is measured, its effects, and what humans can do to mitigate and reverse the environmental damage.
Other
State of the Environment Norway: Acid Rain
Lots of graphs and maps along with a complete explanation of acid rain and its threat to our environment. A long list of environmental links.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 Kids: Biosphere: Weathering
A look at the different forms .. mechanical and biological .. that weathering can take. Each has its own unique processes including freeze thaw and salt wedging. Photos are included.