What is Ocean Acidification? LESSON

by Dynamic Earth Learning

Price: 500 points or $5 USD

Subjects: science,lifeScience,earthAndSpaceScience,ecology,biology,interdependentRelationshipsInEcosystems,humanImpactsOnEarthSystems

Grades: 4,5,6,7,8

Description: Embedded video lesson on first slide! Then students answer 30 questions. Ocean acidification is the absorption of carbon dioxide by the ocean, resulting in decreased pH levels. The main cause is excessive carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, primarily from human activities like deforestation and fossil fuel burning. Acidification affects all oceans globally, with some regions more impacted due to higher carbon dioxide levels. It harms marine life by reducing carbonate ions, affecting coral reefs and shell-forming animals, and disrupting fish populations. Humans are indirectly affected through reduced seafood availability and directly through the exacerbation of climate change. Solutions involve reducing carbon emissions through afforestation, reforestation, and transitioning to cleaner energy sources.