This Frozen Oceans unit of work outlines the research carried out by the Catlin Arctic Surveys between 2009 and 2011 and can be used in teaching the carbon cycle, ocean acidification and its impact on the Arctic ecosystem for Science GCSE/ages 14-16.
The resource includes two data case studies that introduce students to the relationship between dissolved carbon dioxide in the ocean and the ocean pH, as well as to ocean acidification. Through the enquiry-based lessons and activities linked to multimedia resources, students get to know the work of real scientists and discuss the impact of current scientific processes on the Arctic ecosystem.
These lessons can be combined with the annual Arctic Live event. Every spring this unique interactive event connects thousands of students worldwide to science expedition teams based at the UK Arctic Research Station in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
