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Lesson Overview
How are the inhabitants of a polar ecosystem affected by rising global temperatures caused by climate change?
Students learn about the critical role that krill play in Antarctic ecosystems, and how krill populations have changed over time. (Gr. 6-7)
Lesson Materials Media
File
Krill Prefer Chill full lesson plan
(550.84 KB)
File
ORSEA Overview
(208.47 KB)
Program Name and Website
Grade Level
Middle School
Year
2022
Topic
Plankton
Lesson Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
- ESS3.C – Human Impacts on Earth’s Systems
- ESS3.D – Global Climate Change
Common Core Math Standards
- 7.SP.1
- 7.SP.3