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Standard #: SC.912.E.7.9
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Cite evidence that the ocean has had a significant influence on climate change by absorbing,
storing, and moving heat, carbon, and water.
Subject Area: Science
Grade: 912
Body of Knowledge: Earth and Space Science
Standard: Earth Systems and Patterns - The scientific theory of the evolution of Earth states that
changes in our planet are driven by the flow of energy and the cycling of matter through dynamic
interactions among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, geosphere, and biosphere, and the
resources used to sustain human civilization on Earth.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08
Content Complexity Rating: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning - More
Information
Date of Last Rating: 05/08
Status: State Board Approved
Remarks/Examples
Explain how the oceans act as sources/sinks of heat energy, store carbon dioxide mostly as
dissolved HCO3- and CaCO3 as precipitate or biogenic carbonate deposits, which have an
impact on climate change.
Related Courses
Course Number
2002500:
Course Title
Marine Science 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015
and beyond (current))
2002510:
2002520:
2002530:
2002445:
2002540:
2001330:
2003500:
2001320:
2001340:
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2002440:
2002450:
Marine Science 1 Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015,
2015 and beyond (current))
Marine Science 2 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015
and beyond (current))
Marine Science 2 Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015,
2015 and beyond (current))
Integrated Science 3 for Credit Recovery (Specifically in
versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 and beyond (current))
Solar Energy Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015,
2015 and beyond (current))
Meteorology Honors (Specifically in versions: 2016 and beyond
(current))
Renewable Energy 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015,
2015 and beyond (current))
Earth/Space Science Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 2015, 2015 and beyond (current))
Environmental Science (Specifically in versions: 2015 and
beyond (current))
(Specifically in versions: 2016 and beyond (current))
Integrated Science 3 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015,
2015 and beyond (current))
Integrated Science 3 Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 2015, 2015 and beyond (current))
Related Access Points
Independent
Access Point Number
SC.912.E.7.In.9
Access Point Title
Recognize that the ocean absorbs most of the solar energy
reaching Earth and loses heat primarily by evaporation.
Supported
Access Point Number
SC.912.E.7.Su.9
Access Point Title
Recognize that the ocean absorbs heat from the Sun and then
warms the air.
Participatory
Access Point Number
Access Point Title
SC.912.E.7.Pa.6
Recognize that the Sun heats the water in the ocean.
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Description
In this video, Eugene Domack explains how past Antarctic ice
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Eugene Domack, a geological oceanographer, describes how
Assessment of Antarctic Ice
sediment cores are collected and used to estimate rates of ice
Sheet Movement Rate by
sheet movement in Antarctica. Video funded by NSF grant
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Lesson Plan
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Description
Students will research climate and current conditions and try to
establish correlations. They then will draw conclusions and
make predictions as to the role of ocean currents in climate.
Students will learn about how the oceans absorb CO2 and
because the oceans are absorbing CO2 at such an alarming rate,
the oceans are acidifying. Students will learn about the effects
of acidification on the oceans. Students will research on their
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own, using reliable websites given by teacher, the past, present,
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and possible future effects of acidification on coral reefs, and
gather information about where this has taken place already and
the effects. Students will create a poster of the past, present, and
possible future amounts of CO2 absorbed in the ocean and
discuss the effects on the health of coral reefs.
In this activity, students will practice the steps involved in a
scientific investigation as they learn why ice formations on land
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Sea Level Rise
melting. This is a discovery lesson in ice and water density and
displacement of water by ice floating on the surface as it relates
to global climate change.
Students will reinforce previously taught concepts, such as
water taking longer to heat up (and longer to cool down) than
land, but extend their understanding using the NOAA link "Ten
Ocean Heat and a Warming Signs of a Warming World." They will focus on the tab "Ocean
World
Heat Content," and explore the ways in which scientists are
measuring ocean temperatures. They will examine the data
concerning ocean heat content and obsere the large effects that
oceans are having in a warming world.
In this lesson, students will analyze an informational text on the
carbon dioxide/oxygen exchange in the Southern Ocean. The
extent to which massive Southern Ocean currents, other biotic
and abiotic factors, and ocean color impacts global warming is
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as a laboratory to gather this data. The lesson is designed to
support reading in the content area and includes a note-taking
guide, text-dependent questions, a writing prompt, answer keys,
and a writing rubric.
The changing climate is an important topic for both scientific
analysis and worldly knowledge. This lesson uses data collected
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looking for trends, patterns or deviations over time.
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This informational text is designed to support reading in the
content area. The text describes how carbon that has been stored
for potentially thousands of years is getting released into the
atmosphere due to coastal habitat destruction of mangrove
forests, salt marshes, and sea grass beds. The lesson plan
includes text-dependent questions, a writing prompt, answer
keys, and a writing rubric.
Text Resource
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Description
This informational text resource is intended to support reading
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Climate's Troublesome Kids
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This informational text resource is designed to support reading
in the content area. The text describes different ecosystems that
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more efficiently in coastal ecosystems. The text goes on to
Coastal Blue Carbon
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to keep the carbon stored and prevent the carbon from being
released into the atmosphere to further impact the planet
through climate change. The text also explores other benefits for
conserving coastal ecosystems.
This informational text resource is designed to support reading
in the content area. The text describes how scientists led by the
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are set to
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exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. It is hoped that this data
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maybe even lead to new insights on how the ocean works.
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Video/Audio/Animation
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Description
This video discusses ocean circulation. First it explains what
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students can discover the factors that cause and influence
thermohaline circulation in our oceans. In two 45-minute class
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materials: clear plastic cups, ice cubes, water, salt, food
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of density and buoyancy as well as the salinity of seawater. It is
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follow up investigations that help students appreciate and
understand the importance of the ocean's influence on Earth's
climate.
Student Resources
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El Niño and La Niña
Description
Learn how the ocean pressures the climate into changing.
This video discusses ocean circulation. First it explains what ocean
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currents are and what causes them. Then it explains other aspects of the
global conveyor belt such as gyres and ocean-atmosphere interactions.
With an often unexpected outcome from a simple experiment, students
can discover the factors that cause and influence thermohaline
circulation in our oceans. In two 45-minute class periods, students
complete activities where they observe the melting of ice cubes in
saltwater and freshwater, using basic materials: clear plastic cups, ice
Will an Ice Cube Melt
cubes, water, salt, food coloring, and thermometers. There are no
Faster in Freshwater
prerequisites for this lesson but it is helpful if students are familiar with
or Saltwater?
the concepts of density and buoyancy as well as the salinity of seawater.
It is also helpful if students understand that dissolving salt in water will
lower the freezing point of water. There are additional follow up
investigations that help students appreciate and understand the
importance of the ocean's influence on Earth's climate.
Parent Resources
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Description
Learn how the ocean pressures the climate into changing.