Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

  • 2

    Chapter 1: What is Research and Why is it important?

  • 3

    Chapter 2: Introduction to the Scientific Method

    • 2.1 What is the scientific method?

    • 2.2 Scientific method example: home garden

    • Quiz 1
  • 4

    Chapter 3: Introduction to Climate Change

    • 3.1 What are we doing today? | Part 2

    • Survey 2

    • 3.2 Climate change 101 with Bill Nye

    • 3.3 Recap: what is climate change?

    • Survey 3

    • 3.4 What is ocean acidification?
  • 5

    Chapter 4: The Scientific Method in the Real World - Part 1

    • 4.1 Introduction to the NOAA module

    • 4.2 Activity A: how does rising CO2 impart ocean pH?

    • 4.3 Activity B: how does rising CO2 impart ocean pH?
  • 6

    Chapter 5: The Scientific Method in the Real World - Part 2

    • 5.1 Activity A: measuring changes in pH

    • 5.2 Activity B: measuring changes in pH

    • 5.3 Activity C: measuring changes in pH
  • 7

    Chapter 6: Why does ocean acidity matter and how can we help?

    • 6.1 Definitions

    • 6.2 Why does ocean acidity matter?

    • 6.3 Diving into the acidifying ocean

    • Quiz 2

    • 6.4 Some good news

    • 6.5 How can we help?
  • 8

    Chapter 7: Review and summary

    • 7.1 The scientific method at work

    • 7.2 Congratulations!