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Exploring SeaSCAPE

Overview

Artist Dr. Nigella Hillgarth shares "Through the Lens of SeaSCAPE", her art series inspired by the SeaSCAPE experiment performed by researchers at the NSF Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry of the Environment (CAICE).

Activity Type:

Video

Target Grade Level:

6-8, 9-12

Estimated Duration:

7 minutes

Topics:

Air

Possible Connections to NGSS

Performance Expectations

MS-ESS3-4: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.

MS-ESS3-5: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.

HS-ETS1-3: Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.


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Dr. Nigella Hillgarth

Dr. Nigella Hillgarth

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