Ocean Tipping Point?
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/527/oceans-climate-change.html

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This video highlights research conducted at Woods Hole on how heat absorbed by the ocean and changes of ocean chemistry from human activities could lead to a tipping point for marine life and ecosystems. Includes ice bath experiment that models the tipping point of Arctic sea ice.



Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Geoscience:Oceanography, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Biology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Anthropogenic causes
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Enhancing your Teaching:NGSS, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science, Oceanography, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science