Part One: Warm Up
Discuss the following with a partner or group:
- Are you familiar with the words pH, alkalinity, or acidity? If not, what do you think they mean?
- Why are oceans important to the world? Think socially, economically, biologically, and ecologically.
- Besides pollution, what other problems are affecting the world's oceans? Why do these problems occur?
Part Two: Video
Exercise
The following video is a TedTalk on the problem of ocean acidification. Go to the Exercise Link and complete Exercise 1 as you watch the video. Then complete Exercise 2.
