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Getting a Grip on Hydrogen Bonds
Elizabeth Nagy, Pasadena City College
The purpose of this brief (~15 minutes) activity is for students to directly observe some of the unique properties of water that are the result of hydrogen bonds, such as capillary action, adhesion, cohesion, and ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Activities
Subject: Chemistry:General Chemistry:Properties of Matter, Geoscience:Oceanography, Oceanography:Chemical
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CCD & Calcareous Ooze Assignment
Cynthia Lampe, Ventura College
The assignment pre-tests student understanding of the CCD, lysocline, calcareous ooze, and the deposition of marine sediments near mid-ocean ridges and ocean basins.

Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks:Chemical, Biochemical , Biology:Biogeochemistry:Biomineralization, Chemistry:Biochemistry, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks:Carbonates , Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Depositional environments:Deep Marine Environment
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Ocean Acidification
Jennifer Bown, Clackamas Community College
Students choose shell fragments from different species of Molluscs and calculate percent lose after soaking in different ph solutions for different periods of time. They research ocean acidification and especially ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities, Project
Subject: Chemistry:Biochemistry, General Acids & Bases, Geoscience:Oceanography
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How Many Plants Make a Future? The Carbon Dioxide Challenge
Rus Higley, Highline Community College Marine Science and Technology Center, Vanessa Hunt and Timothy Sorey, Central Washington University
This activity focuses on the role of photosynthesis in a sustainable future. Students explore the effect of photosynthesis and respiration in a 'closed systems' containing plankton, marine plants, and fish. By calculating carbon dioxide uptake and production in these systems, they predict a plant: animal ratio sufficient to maintain a system in carbon dioxide 'balance' for one hour.

Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Virtual Field Trip
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Ecosystems, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Biology

Ocean Acidification in a General Chemistry Laboratory Experiment: Scientific Data and Indigenous Knowledge
Jessica Pikul, Seattle Community College-North Campus
Students explore the effects of ocean acidification by measuring the mass loss in seashells and the calcium ion concentration in seawater. Alongside data collection during a series of laboratory sessions, students learn about the disproportionate effects of ocean acidification on indigenous livelihoods, food security, and cultural practices, as well as how indigenous knowledge and practices can be used to address acidification locally. The activity ends with students composing an email to an elected official in which they express their opinion about the issue using claim–evidence–reasoning formatting.

Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography, Chemistry