In this activity students will learn about climate change. Students will also learn about some of the indicators of climate change and view graphs showing the rates of change in the selected indicators.

In this lab, students will get a better sense of how rapidly the most recent—century-scale—changes in global temperature are taking place as compared to past—millennial-scale—changes. They will gain a better understanding of the interrelationship between global temperatures and atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide. Students will also view satellite maps showing the spatial patterns of global warming over the past 150 years.

In this lab, students will look forward in time and learn about climate models and view the projected changes in climate for the upcoming century. This lab also includes different scenarios that can affect climate in the future.

In the first part of this investigation students will learn about some of the impacts that declining fish populations are having on humans around the world. In Part B, students will explore maps of changes in global marine biodiversity (the variety of life in ocean, sea, and coastal environments) over the last several decades. Finally, in Part C, students will interpret graphs comparing large predatory fish populations to total fish catch per year for the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.

In this investigation, students will look at a number of videos, animations, and images in order to gain a better understanding of how hurricanes work. In the first part, students will learn about some of the satellites that researchers use to study and make forecasts about hurricanes. Then students will get a chance to look "under the hood" of a hurricane to see how these storms develop.

In this activity students will learn how researchers use satellite data to study and forecast hurricanes.

In this activity students will learn about advances in computer models and observational methods which have made it possible to learn more about how hurricanes develop.

In this activity students will examine some visualizations of cyclones that occurred south of the equator. Students will be asked to draw conclusions about how these storms differ from those that North Americans are familiar with.

In this unit students will learn about hurricane season and patterns of hurricanes.

After completing this investigation, students should be able to: name at least three reasons why coral reefs are important to humans; explain the role of symbiosis in reef ecosystems; and explain the differences between living corals in the ocean and the pieces of coral one might see washed up on a beach.

In this lesson students will build and visualize carbon-compounds using a "ball and stick" molecular model kit that includes carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. This lesson also looks at photosynthesis, cellular respiration, biosynsthesis, combustion and hydrocarbons.

In this activity, students will generate and view maps of average annual temperature and precipitation.

In this unit students will learn what ocean acidification is and why it is happening, describe ways in which individual species and marine ecosystems might respond to ocean acidification, and describe how ocean acidification will impact the ability of oceans to sequester carbon.

In activity Part A, students will analyze a time-series graph to search for relationships between trends in atmospheric CO2, dissolved CO2 in seawater, and changes in ocean pH. Then, they will carry out a class experiment on the effects of increased amounts of CO2 on pH in sea water. This activity also focuses on understanding pH and ocean acidity. Included is a short interactive video about acids, bases, pH, and ions.

In activity Part B, students will review and analyze the results of research compiled by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute on the effect of ocean acidification on a variety of marine organisms. Students will then conduct their own research in a virtual laboratory interactive developed by Stanford University.

After completing this investigation, students should be able to: describe the biological and physical processes that make the ocean a carbon sink; describe the role of phytoplankton in maintaining the ocean biological pump- an important biological process; and use systems thinking to predict the causal effects of warmer water on the biological carbon pump

In activity Part A, students will learn how the oceans "absorb" carbon by considering two ocean processes that "pump" carbon dioxide into the oceans: the physical carbon pump and the biological carbon pump. Students will also view a PowerPoint that will show what happens to carbon once it becomes part of the ocean's biological pump.

In activity Part B, students will explore the role of phytoplankton in ocean uptake of carbon in greater depth by analyzing conditions and locations for its growth. Additionally, students will watch a NASA movie and read an accompanying NASA article about the importance of phytoplankton in the carbon cycle. Students will also view seasonal and decadal changes in phytoplankton populations using a visualization from the NASA SeaWIFS satellite program.

In this investigation, students will learn the basics of the Ecosytem-Based Management (EBM) approach to fisheries management and watch a short animation showing an example of one of the many types of EBM tools that can be used to aid fisheries management. Students will also play a game in which they make decisions about how to successfully manage different types of fisheries.