The Good the Bad and the Arctic

NOAA Ocean Explorer

Ocean Literacy Principles:

OLP#5: The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
OLP#6: The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
OLP#7: The ocean is largely unexplored.

Overview

Students identify and explain three lines of evidence that suggest arctic climate is changing. Students identify and discuss three social, economic, environmental consequences expected due to climate change in Arctic. Students identify three climate-related issues of concern to Arctic indigenous peoples. Students identify three ways in which Arctic climate change is likely to affect the rest of the Earth’s ecosystems.

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http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov.

GRADES: Ninth Grade, Tenth Grade, Eleventh Grade, Twelfth Grade
This lesson meets National Science Standards

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