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Coral Reefs and Climate Change
Duration: 4 minutes
Grade Levels: 6-10
How does carpooling relate to coral reefs? Around the world, many coral reefs are in hot water, and it’s getting even hotter. What can we do to preserve these important and diverse ecosystems?
Grade Levels: 6-10
Duration: 6 minutes
Concepts/Skills: Coral reefs, ocean warming, climate change, ocean acidification
Climate Standards Connections
| Next Generation Science Standards | ||
| Grade | Performance Expectation | Description |
| 6-8 | MS-LS2-5 | Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
| Climate Change Connections | ecosystems | |
| Clarification Statement & Assessment Boundary | Examples of ecosystem services could include water purification, nutrient recycling, and prevention of soil erosion. Examples of design solution constraints could include scientific, economic, and social considerations. | |