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Lesson Overview
What can tiny plankton tell us about past and present ocean climate?
Students learn about marine heatwaves and how the distribution of foraminifera species in the fossil record and in deep sea sediment cores helps researchers understand changes in ocean climate. (Gr 9-12)
Lesson Materials Media
File
Forams as Storytellers full lesson plan
(730.94 KB)
File
ORSEA Overview
(208.47 KB)
Program Name and Website
Grade Level
High School
Year
2022
Topic
Plankton
Lesson Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
- LS2.A – Interdependent Relationship in Ecosystems
- LS2. C – Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
Oregon Math Standards
- HS.AFN.A.3