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US Grade: 7 - 12
Age: 13 - 18
Program Fee: $0.00 CDN
Program Length: 60 minutes
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Description
Learn about the chemistry and biology behind our world’s changing oceans, how humans are affecting our oceans, and what we can do to change it. See how increased carbon dioxide levels are affecting our world's oceans and how this is impacting the organisms that live in it. Students will be involved in this highly engaging and interactive program and will come away with a better understanding of how we are affecting our oceans and what we can do.

We will begin by introducing students to BMSC and Barkley Sound using a variety of media. Students will then brainstorm with BMSC instructors what they know about climate change and ocean acidification. We will then discuss the chemistry of the oceans and how it is changing. We will then link the chemistry and the biology by examining the impacts of ocean acidification on marine organisms. We will close with a quick recap of the main points and discuss what we can all do to help decrease our carbon footprint.


Preparation
Each program is accompanied by pre- and post-session materials which are available either online or will be mailed prior to the Live Lab. This particular program comes with a developed experiment examining the effects of pH on marine organisms.


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This information was last updated on: 07/08/2009
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