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    Ocean Acidification

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    This WebQuest guides students through learning about ocean acidification by having them research various resources and answer questions. Key points covered include: - Ocean acidification is caused by higher levels of CO2 in the atmosphere being absorbed by oceans, increasing acidity and negatively impacting marine life. - Keeling's curve shows rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere since the 1950s. - Acid rain harms both terrestrial and aquatic environments by damaging forests and affecting organisms' ability to build shells. - Scientist Victoria Fabry discovered pteropods, a key food source, have dissolving shells due to acidification which could disrupt marine food webs. - Washington state oyster farms saw massive

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    Ocean Acidification

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    This WebQuest guides students through learning about ocean acidification by having them research various resources and answer questions. Key points covered include: - Ocean acidification is caused by higher levels of CO2 in the atmosphere being absorbed by oceans, increasing acidity and negatively impacting marine life. - Keeling's curve shows rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere since the 1950s. - Acid rain harms both terrestrial and aquatic environments by damaging forests and affecting organisms' ability to build shells. - Scientist Victoria Fabry discovered pteropods, a key food source, have dissolving shells due to acidification which could disrupt marine food webs. - Washington state oyster farms saw massive

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    This WebQuest guides students through learning about ocean acidification by having them research various resources and answer questions. Key points covered include: - Ocean acidification is caused by higher levels of CO2 in the atmosphere being absorbed by oceans, increasing acidity and negatively impacting marine life. - Keeling's curve shows rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere since the 1950s. - Acid rain harms both terrestrial and aquatic environments by damaging forests and affecting organisms' ability to build shells. - Scientist Victoria Fabry discovered pteropods, a key food source, have dissolving shells due to acidification which could disrupt marine food webs. - Washington state oyster farms saw massive

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    Ocean Acidification

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    Matt Castello
    This WebQuest guides students through learning about ocean acidification by having them research various resources and answer questions. Key points covered include: - Ocean acidification is caused by higher levels of CO2 in the atmosphere being absorbed by oceans, increasing acidity and negatively impacting marine life. - Keeling's curve shows rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere since the 1950s. - Acid rain harms both terrestrial and aquatic environments by damaging forests and affecting organisms' ability to build shells. - Scientist Victoria Fabry discovered pteropods, a key food source, have dissolving shells due to acidification which could disrupt marine food webs. - Washington state oyster farms saw massive

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    WebQuest Name:

    Ocean Acidification: Is There a Problem?


    This WebQuest will guide you as you review information and gain a better understanding of
    Ocean Acidification. Begin your quest by using the resources listed below to answer the
    following questions:

    1. Watch the MBARI video on Ocean Acidification (5½ minutes)


    Life on the edge: Is ocean acidification a threat to deep-sea life?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyvc_r_0HgA&feature=plcp&context=C4e44f6aVDvjV
    Qa1PpcFMfS8mKF4LUq6wN2VUN_NgndMvWShLfpLM%3D
    a. Sum up what you have learned.

    2. Keeling’s Curve:
    Go to http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=5620
    a. What is Keeling’s Curve?
    b. Interpret the data from Keeling’s Curve.

    3. Acid Rain in Terrestrial Environments:


    Go to the following websites before answering questions.
    * http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/effects/surface_water.html
    * http://www.jstor.org/pss/2269380 (just an abstract)
    * http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~kagan/phy367/P367_articles/AcidRain/effects-on-
    lakes.html
    a. What is acid rain?
    b. How does acid rain affect terrestrial environments?
    c. How does acid rain affect aquatic organisms?

    4. Fabry’s Surprising Discovery on Pteropods


    Go to either of the two following websites before answering questions 6-7.
    * http://www.es.ucsc.edu/~silab/biocomplex/Henderson_Ocean%20Acidificat.pdf
    * http://www.pulitzer.org/archives/7136
    a. What was Victoria Fabry’s surprising discovery about pteropods?
    b. What hypothesis did Fabry develop as a result of her discovery?

    5. Oysters in Washington State


    Go to: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009336458_oysters14m.html
    a. What happened to the oysters in Washington?
    b. Why should we be concerned about this oyster incident?

    6. Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean:


    Found here: http://www.mbari.org/earth/mar_chem/ocean_acid/OceanAcidification_1-14.pdf
    a. Who/What may be affected by the change in seawater pH and how?
    b. What are the four general effects on organisms through the changes in pH?
    c. Are all four of these effects “negative”?

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    7. MBARI: Listen to the audio podcast from the researchers and answer the following
    questions:
    * http://www.kqed.org/a/quest/R808110833 (6 minutes)
    Dr. Jim Barry:
    a. What is a question that Dr. Barry is concerned with exploring?
    Dr. Peter Brewer:
    b. What experiment is going on deep in the ocean?
    c. How are MBARI scientists keeping some variables in check?

    8. Pteropods are a favorite food of which species? (Find a picture of a food chain with
    salmon and pteropods and include it with your webquest).
    9.
    10. Go to http://www.mbari.org/highCO2/bkgrd/home.htm for information on the Monterey Bay
    Aquarium Research Institute’s High CO2 Low pH science project.
    a. What is the purpose of this project?

    11. Watch the following MBARI YouTube video (about 1:30)


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApEt6Ouq_4M&lr=1 (there is no audio so make sure you
    read the info below the video).
    a. What surprised you from the experiment set-up?

    12. Go to http://oceanacidification.nas.edu/?page_id=36 and read either interview with the


    scientists (Dr. Jim Barry from MBARI or Dr. Joanie Kleypas from the Institute for the Study
    of Science and the Environment).
    a. Identify which scientists you picked and why.
    b. What did you learn about ocean acidification from the interview?
    c. What are you still curious about after reading the interview?

    13. Ocean Acidification may be a new topic in the mainstream media, however, there has been
    interest in the scientific community for some years. The international community held a
    symposium on the topic in Monterey in September of 2012 (others were held in 2004 and
    2008). Go to http://www.highco2-iii.org/main.cfm?cid=2259 .
    a. Look over the ten topics that will be presented. Which one(s) most interests you and
    why?

    14. Go to http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/
    a. Why is it important to study ocean acidification?

    15. Go to http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/122/pdf/gip122.pdf
    a. Look over the three postcards and then explain the possible impacts of higher CO2 in:
    • Temperate marine ecosystems?
    • Tropical marine ecosystems?
    • Arctic marine ecosystems?

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