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3 June 2021 Hands-On Exploration of Ocean Acidification with a Living Calcifier
Jerred Seveyka, Katherine Cousins
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This hands-on lab allows students to explore concepts and quantify effects of ocean acidification. Many laboratory activities simplify ocean acidification through computer simulations or dripping acid on nonliving materials (e.g., sea shells) but do not provide adequate opportunities for students to measure, inquire, or see real consequences for living organisms. Thus, we developed this low-cost, easily accessible experiment to imitate ocean acidification on living, calcifying organisms.

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Jerred Seveyka and Katherine Cousins "Hands-On Exploration of Ocean Acidification with a Living Calcifier," The American Biology Teacher 83(5), 325-330, (3 June 2021). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2021.83.5.325
Published: 3 June 2021
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KEYWORDS
biomineralization
Calcification
Chara
climate change
ocean acidification
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