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Ocean Acidification Reading Comprehension Article

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Ocean acidification article opener: students read how pH works and how CO2 reacts with seawater to form carbonic acid
Opening reading on pH before the chemistry discussion
Global warming and its consequences: reading on the CO2 blanket effect and how acidity weakens shells and coral skeletons
Connects the greenhouse effect to marine life for close reading
Reducing emissions: covers the UN climate conference, the Kyoto Protocol and ecological footprint tips like biking
Closing section to spark discussion of personal climate action
Reading comprehension questions: students answer 7 recall items on pH, CO2 and Kyoto plus 2 extension questions
Follow-up questions to assign after the reading
References list citing the sources behind the article, including IPCC 2007, NOAA PMEL and a pH scale chemistry page
Source list for citing or further research

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Ocean Acidification Reading Comprehension This 8th grade and up, self-paced reading comprehension article tackles literacy and science standards. Students will read an informative article about ocean acidification and answer knowledge, thinking, connecting, application, and open-response questions. The resource covers pH values, the relationship between CO2 and pH, global warming, consequences of ocean acidification, and reducing emissions. This engaging scientific reading can introduce a lesson, provide a substitute plan, improve analysis skills, differentiate instruction, or measure literacy abilities. The 3-page article and answer key are fully editable Word, PDF, and Google Drive files that integrate with Google Classroom for both distance learning and in-class. Consider building your scientific literacy resources with additional articles spanning health, Earth science, energy, physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, the environment, and natural disasters.

What's Included

This resource covers the following topics:

- pH Value

- The relationship between CO2 and pH

- Global warming

- Consequences of ocean acidification

- Ways to reduce carbon emissions

1 zip file with:

-Reading passage as a DOC and PDF

-Comprehension questions w/ Answer Key

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