Environmental Literacy with a Focus on Climate Change (ELF) — Chapter 4: BIOSPHERE

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Science StandardsThis resource book offers many different classroom activities that meet a variety of NGSS standards in Earth Science and Science and Engineering Practices.
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Environmental Literacy with a Focus on Climate Change (ELF) — Chapter 4: BIOSPHERE

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BIOSPHERE 

4A- Phenology: Step Together Step 

This activity creates a life cycle graph and demonstrates how climate changes can affect the life cycle patterns of dependent species. 

4B- Life in an Acid Bath 

The effects of lowering the pH of the ocean on shelled organisms is demonstrated using a model of ocean acidification. 

4C- Biodiverisity/ Habitat Loss 

Explore the diversity of mountain biome habitats and how climate change will affect the plants and animals that live there.

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