8th Grade Science
83 Lessons
Amos A. Lawrence Elementary School
Brookline, MA
Urban Environment
8th Grade Science
(8 Units, 83 Lessons)
Unit 4 - Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans(10 Lessons)
Melting Ice and Sea Level Rise8th Grade Science» Unit:Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
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Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
Big Idea:Students design an experiment to model and analyze the impact of melting ice on land and on water.
Using Maps to Model Sea Level Rise8th Grade Science» Unit:Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
8th Grade Science
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Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
Big Idea:Using GIS software, students work in groups to explore various sea level rise scenarios.
Understanding Tide Gauge Data 8th Grade Science» Unit:Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
8th Grade Science
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Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
Big Idea:Students compare tide data from Florida and Massachusetts to determine the greater threat of sea level rise.
Sources, Sinks and Feedbacks8th Grade Science» Unit:Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
8th Grade Science
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Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
Big Idea:Students use a computer model to explore the relationship between ocean surface temperature and levels of CO2 and H2O in the atmosphere.
Carbon Sinks: Modeling the future8th Grade Science» Unit:Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
8th Grade Science
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Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
Big Idea:Students use an online simulation to analyze the amount of carbon emissions given off by a set of energy choices and then report their findings out.
Acid Oceans Part 18th Grade Science» Unit:Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
8th Grade Science
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Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
Big Idea:Introduce your students to the acids, bases and the pH scale in the context of ocean acidification.
Acid Oceans: Part 28th Grade Science» Unit:Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
8th Grade Science
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Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
Big Idea:Once your students have an understanding of acids and bases you can use this lesson to demonstrate how CO2 decreases the pH of water and relate it to effects of ocean acidification.
Impact of Climate Change on Biological and Physical Systems8th Grade Science» Unit:Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
8th Grade Science
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Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
Big Idea:Students look at data from a variety of sources to make claims about the impacts of climate change.
Introduction to Connection Circles8th Grade Science» Unit:Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
8th Grade Science
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Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
Big Idea:Students learn a simple protocol for identifying the relationships that exist in complex systems.
Climate Change Connection Circle8th Grade Science» Unit:Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
8th Grade Science
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Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans
Big Idea:Help your students pull together factors that contribute to climate change and create a visual model used to tell a story.
