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Lab 7: Nitrates and Phosphates and Algae, Oh My!
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Lab 7: Nitrates and Phosphates and Algae, Oh My!
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Human-induced nutrient loading of the world's oceans has been linked to increased and prolonged algae blooms, sometimes with potentially deadly consequences. In this investigation, students will create their own algal blooms, analyze satellite images of chlorophyll concentrations in the Sea of CortÃs, and learn about two alarming consequences of excessive algae growth-—dead zones and harmful algae blooms (HABs).

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Subject:
Biology
Geoscience
Life Science
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Teach the Earth
Date Added:
03/31/2021
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Lab: Hawai'i
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Lab: Hawai'i
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Students extract streams and watersheds from a DEM for the island of Hawai'i. They then look to seeif there is a correlation between precipitation and the way a stream network develops on a mountain. Students also investigate if this is related to vegetation, soil type, and slope.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Oceanography
Physical Geography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Teach the Earth
Author:
Amanda Schmidt
Jo Martin
Date Added:
01/20/2023
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Lab: Hurricanes
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Lab: Hurricanes
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Students use a Python script to download position, size and foretasted position and size of hurricanes into a spreadsheet from NOAA hurricane forecasts. They then display the actual and foretasted hurricane positions in ArcMap. Finally students look at which counties in the United States have had the highest amount of hurricane activity. Students display their work in a multi-part map, or a series of maps.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Teach the Earth
Author:
Amanda Schmidt
Jo Martin
Date Added:
01/20/2023
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Lab: Sea Level Rise
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Lab: Sea Level Rise
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In this lab, modified from Barbara and David Tewksbury's sea level rise lab, students use bathy/topo DEMs from NOAA to predict the location of shorelines after certain amounts of sea level rise and tsunami inundation. This is then combined with TIGER census data to get estimates of the number of people affected by the change in shoreline. Students then display their results with data driven map pages.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Teach the Earth
Author:
Amanda Schmidt
Jo Martin
Date Added:
01/20/2023
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Land Ice/Sea Ice/Grounded Ice: How does melting ice affect sea level?
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Land Ice/Sea Ice/Grounded Ice: How does melting ice affect sea level?
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Students create a model of sea level rise based on the melting of land ice, sea ice, or grounded ice. Student predictions are recorded and models are run. Making explanations based on data, cause and effect, and asking questions are emphasized in this activity.

Subject:
Applied Science
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:
CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:
Ice Drilling Program
Louise Huffman
Date Added:
12/23/2020
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Landscape Diffusion Lab
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Landscape Diffusion Lab
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Students create a STELLA model of two marine terrace platforms separated in elevation by a cliff, using the hillslope flux equation to simulate the change in the cliff face over time as diffusive processes tear it down.

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Subject:
Biology
Geoscience
Life Science
Mathematics
Measurement and Data
Oceanography
Physical Science
Statistics and Probability
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Interactive
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Teach the Earth
Author:
Kirsten Menking
Date Added:
09/03/2019
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Large-scale Flow Dynamics Lab
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Large-scale Flow Dynamics Lab
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This course is a laboratory accompaniment to 12.803, Quasi-balanced Circulations in Oceans and Atmospheres. The subject includes analysis of observations of oceanic and atmospheric quasi-balanced flows, computational models, and rotating tank experiments. Student projects illustrate the basic principles of potential vorticity conservation and inversion, Rossby wave propagation, baroclinic instability, and the behavior of isolated vortices.

Subject:
Applied Science
Atmospheric Science
Engineering
Oceanography
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Flierl, Glenn
Illari, Lodovica
Date Added:
09/01/2009
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Lesson A1 - Climate VS Weather
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Lesson A1 - Climate VS Weather
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The students carry out a documentary analysis to understand the differences between weather and climate.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Hydrology
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
UNESCO
Provider Set:
Office for Climate Education
Date Added:
07/06/2021
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Lesson A2 - Evidence of climate change
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Lesson A2 - Evidence of climate change
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Students collect various evidence showing that the world climate has been changing over the last decades (global warming, sea level rise, melting of glaciers and sea ice, extreme events...).

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Hydrology
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
UNESCO
Provider Set:
Office for Climate Education
Date Added:
07/06/2021
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Lesson C1 - Melting cryosphere and sea level rise
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Lesson C1 - Melting cryosphere and sea level rise
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The students carry out an experiment to determine that the melting of sea ice does not cause sea level rise, whereas the melting of ice on land does.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Hydrology
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
UNESCO
Provider Set:
Office for Climate Education
Date Added:
07/06/2021
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Lesson C2 - Thermal expansion of the ocean and sea level rise
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Lesson C2 - Thermal expansion of the ocean and sea level rise
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The students carry out an experiment to ascertain how the thermal expansion of seawater contributes to sea level rise.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Hydrology
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
UNESCO
Provider Set:
Office for Climate Education
Date Added:
07/06/2021
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Lesson C3 - The "white" cryosphere and its albedo
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Lesson C3 - The "white" cryosphere and its albedo
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The students debate the role played by sea ice in the Earth’s climate and carry out an experiment to understand the importance of the cryosphere as a surface with a high albedo.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Hydrology
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
UNESCO
Provider Set:
Office for Climate Education
Date Added:
07/06/2021
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Lesson C4 - Ocean Acidification
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Lesson C4 - Ocean Acidification
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The students perform an experiment to understand the link between acidity and pH, and also between CO2 concentration in the atmosphere and ocean acidification.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Hydrology
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
UNESCO
Provider Set:
Office for Climate Education
Date Added:
07/06/2021
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Lesson C5 - Marine Currents and Climate Regulation (Advanced Students)
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Lesson C5 - Marine Currents and Climate Regulation (Advanced Students)
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The students carry out two experiments to determine how differences in the density of seawater (which depend on salinity and temperature differences) can drive ocean currents.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Hydrology
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
UNESCO
Provider Set:
Office for Climate Education
Date Added:
07/06/2021
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Lesson C6 - Ocean's thermal inertia and climate regulation (advanced students)
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Lesson C6 - Ocean's thermal inertia and climate regulation (advanced students)
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Through a documentary analysis and an experiment, the students learn about the role of the ocean’s thermal inertia (compared to the land) in climate regulation.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Hydrology
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
UNESCO
Provider Set:
Office for Climate Education
Date Added:
07/06/2021
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Lesson D1 - Consequences of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services
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Lesson D1 - Consequences of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services
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Lesson D1 - Consequences of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services   MAIN SUBJECTS Natural sciences

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Hydrology
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
UNESCO
Provider Set:
Office for Climate Education
Date Added:
07/06/2021
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Lesson D3 - Ocean and Cryosphere Cultural Services
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Lesson D3 - Ocean and Cryosphere Cultural Services
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Through documentary research and / or an artwork / ar- tistic performance, students learn about the cultural importance of the ocean and cryosphere for human populations across history.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Hydrology
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
UNESCO
Provider Set:
Office for Climate Education
Date Added:
07/06/2021
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Lesson E1 - Our carbon footprint
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Lesson E1 - Our carbon footprint
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The students use a carbon footprint calculator to assess their carbon footprint and discuss what they can do to reduce it.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Hydrology
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
UNESCO
Provider Set:
Office for Climate Education
Date Added:
07/06/2021
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