Coral Bleaching and Ocean Acidification Reading

Includes an ocean acidification reading and a corresponding worksheet. Students read an article about carbon dioxide and ocean acidification and then answer several text-dependent questions.  Get this reading at a discount in our Climate Change Topics Texts Bundle! In this activity, students will: READ an article introducing them to the concept of how extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leads to ocean acidification. ANSWER text-dependent questions. Complete a FLOW CHART summarizing how ocean acidification occurs. Topics Included: What is pH? What is causing ocean acidification? What are the effects of ocean acidification? How can ocean acidification be reduced? Teacher Notes: Get this activity at a huge discount in our comprehensive Climate Change Unit! Includes an answer key – GREAT AS A SUB PLAN! Addresses NGSS MS-ESS3-5, ESS3-4, LS2-4. A link to the Google Slides version is included in the downloadable PDF. Please note that this ocean acidification reading is not editable. You can also shop our TPT store! Related Standards: NGSS MS-ESS3-5: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. NGSS MS-LS2-4: Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.