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    Unit 5: Oceans in Protection: Marine Protected Areas part of Ocean Sustainability
    MICHELLE KINZEL, Southwestern College; Astrid Schnetzer, North Carolina State University; Cara Thompson, Arizona State University at the West Campus
    Students will review current ocean pressures related to overfishing and human impacts on ocean ecosystems. By examining data collected in relation to the presence of marine reserves, students will explore long-term ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography, Oceanography:Marine Resources, Biological, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Ecology, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review
    InTeGrate Developed This material was developed and reviewed through the InTeGrate curricular materials development process.
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    Unit 3: Oceans As Habitat: Sustaining Life in the Ocean part of Ocean Sustainability
    MICHELLE KINZEL, Southwestern College; Astrid Schnetzer, North Carolina State University; Cara Thompson, Arizona State University at the West Campus
    Students will be able to identify the functional roles that organisms play in ocean ecosystems. How do human-induced changes in ocean conditions affect biodiversity, and thereby the health and resilience of a coral ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module
    Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Geoscience:Oceanography, Biology:Ecology:Food Webs, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Biological, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Chemical, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Environmental Science, Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Sustainability, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Biology:Biogeochemistry
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
    InTeGrate Developed This material was developed and reviewed through the InTeGrate curricular materials development process.
    Learn more about this review process.

    Unit 6: Ocean Preservation: Sustaining Our Oceanic Resources part of Ocean Sustainability
    MICHELLE KINZEL, Southwestern College; Astrid Schnetzer, North Carolina State University; Cara Thompson, Arizona State University at the West Campus
    Students are introduced to the concept of geoengineering, "the deliberate large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system, in order to moderate global warming" (The Royal Society). The goal is ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
    Subject: Biology:Ecology:Food Webs, Habitats:Marine, Geoscience:Oceanography, Oceanography:Marine Resources, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Biology:Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review
    InTeGrate Developed This material was developed and reviewed through the InTeGrate curricular materials development process.
    Learn more about this review process.

    Unit 4: Oceans In Peril: Pressures on Ocean Ecosystems part of Ocean Sustainability
    MICHELLE KINZEL, Southwestern College; Astrid Schnetzer, North Carolina State University; Cara Thompson, Arizona State University at the West Campus
    Students will read and summarize an article that details scientific studies on behavioral changes of gray whales. Discussed are their feeding behavior, migratory behavior, and breeding patterns in the Pacific. ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module
    Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Biological, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Chemical, Biology:Ecology, Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Environmental Science, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
    InTeGrate Developed This material was developed and reviewed through the InTeGrate curricular materials development process.
    Learn more about this review process.

    Using the pH Scale and Carbonic Acid Formation to Understand the Effect of Ocean Acidification on Organisms with Calcium Carbonate Shells. part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Activities
    Richard Rueb, Clackamas Community College
    In this lab activity students use the pH scale and the reaction of carbon dioxide with water to understand ocean acidification and make predictions regarding the effect of ocean acidification on marine organisms by experimentally determining the effect of pH of calcite dissolution.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography, Oceanography:Marine Resources, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Environmental Science, Ecosystems, Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Offshore wind or offshore oil? part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Systems, Society, Sustainability and the Geosciences:Activities
    Noah Snyder, Boston College
    An introductory environmental science project tasking students with comparing offshore oil and wind power development.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Renewable & Alternative Energy, Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Pollution or fishing industry research project part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Systems, Society, Sustainability and the Geosciences:Activities
    Katryn Wiese, City College of San Francisco
    Pick a particular type of pollution or fishing/commercial industry in the ocean. Describe its story – how humans are impacting global oceanic systems and how the ocean is responding.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources:Fisheries, Ocean Dumping, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Sustainability