Telling the Story of Ocean Warming
Overview
Students will learn about ocean warming and its impact on marine organisms and ecosystems through storytelling.
Activity Type:
Lesson
Target Grade Level:
K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Estimated Duration:
Varies
Topics:
Oceans
Possible Connections to NGSS |
Performance Expectations K-ESS3-3: Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment. K-LS1-1: Use observations to describe patterns of what plants, animals and humans need to survive. 3-LS4-4: Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environmental changes and types of plants and animals that live there may change. 3-LS4-3: Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some less well and some not at all. 5-ESS3-1: Combine and obtain information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect Earth’s resources and environment. MS-LS1-5: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. MS-ESS3-5: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. |
Created by:
Climate Kids
