T3 W3

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

• We are FOCUSING on climate change by describing the scientific processes behind Ocean Acidification which will help us understand climate politics, which is linked to the different key questions addressed in our context of the Election.

This week we are looking closely at one of the impacts of climate change - Ocean acidification. 

Plan for the week is as follows: 

Monday: Ocean acidification - notes on Acids /PH 

Wednesday: Testing using universal indicator to confirm presence of CO2 and its acidic nature 

Thursday: Looking at H+ ions in water and Hydrogen 'pop/ test experiment 

Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: I can/have...

• • Analyze the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs by collecting data from a model and drawing conclusions.

  • Understanding how ocean acidification works through our experiment 

  • Explaining  how we test for Hydrogen gas and its relevance to Acids 

  • Assess environmental problems caused by humans and predict future consequences and describe how these problems can be solved.

  • Understand what Acids and Bases are 

  • Describe what a PH scale is and differentiate between acids and bases 

  • Looking at properties of acids, determine how acidic or basic a solution is using universal indicator/PH scale