Additional resources
Laboratory Activity
The activity “The Buffer Zone”, allows students to explore the buffering ability of seawater and discuss how this buffer action is affected by increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 and increasing global temperatures.
“The Buffer Zone” by Stefani Hines, University of New Mexico, published in the Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) Science Education Program.
Video
Use the animated video “Demystifying ocean acidification and biodiversity impacts” to learn about ocean acidification and its impacts on the biodiversity of the planet.
“Demystifying ocean acidification and biodiversity impacts” from the California Academy of Sciences