8th Grade Science
Amos A. Lawrence Elementary School
Brookline, MA
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Lessons (83)
Lessons (83)
8th Grade Science
(8 Units, 83 Lessons)
Unit 4 - Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans(10 Lessons)

Melting Ice and Sea Level Rise
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
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.
Standards
12 Resources
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12 Resources
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Using Maps to Model Sea Level Rise
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.
Standards
15 Resources
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15 Resources
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Understanding Tide Gauge Data
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.
Standards
13 Resources
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13 Resources
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Sources, Sinks and Feedbacks
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
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.
Standards
13 Resources
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13 Resources
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Carbon Sinks: Modeling the future
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.
Standards
17 Resources
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17 Resources
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Acid Oceans Part 1
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.
Standards
14 Resources
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14 Resources
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Acid Oceans: Part 2
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
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.
Standards
15 Resources
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15 Resources
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Impact of Climate Change on Biological and Physical Systems
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
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.
Standards
15 Resources
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15 Resources
13 Favorites

Introduction to Connection Circles
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
Understanding Our Changing Climate: Impact on Oceans

Big Idea:Students learn a simple protocol for identifying the relationships that exist in complex systems.
Standards
14 Resources
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14 Resources
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Climate Change Connection Circle
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
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.
Standards
20 Resources
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20 Resources
12 Favorites