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- Welcome to the Global Warming Wheel Card Classroom Activity Kit (PDF) (2 pp, 2.4 MB, About PDF) - Instructions for Making a Global Warming Wheel Card (unassembled) (PDF) (5 pp, 2.4 MB, About PDF) - Guide for Teachers (including Teacher Notes on Activities) (PDF) (3 pp, 1.3 MB, About PDF) - Frequently Asked Questions About Global Warming and Climate Change: Back to Basics (PDF) (8 pp, 1.6 MB, About PDF) - Activity #1: Using the Global Warming Wheel Card (PDF) (2 pp, 1.4 MB, About PDF) - Homework for Activity #1: Electricity Use and Carbon Dioxide (PDF) (1 pp, 1.3 MB, About PDF) - Activity #2: What You and Your Community Can Do to Reduce Carbon Dioxide (PDF) (1 pp, 1.3 MB, About PDF) - Activity #3: A Simple Energy Audit (PDF) (3 pp, 1.3 MB, About PDF)

NOAA's Coral Literature, Education & Outreach (CLEO) Student Activity goes with background info here: http://www.coral.noaa.gov/cleo/pdf/Carbon%20Dioxide%20background.pdf

pdf document, 12 pages

Current: The Journal of Marine Education, vol 25, no.1 [http://www.mcbi.org/what/what_pdfs/MCBI_Current.pdf] -The Threat of Acidification to Ocean Ecosystems by J. Guinotte and V.J. Fabry -Researcher Spotlight: Gretchen Hofmann, Ecological Physiologist by S. Brooke -Anticipating Ocean Acidification's Economic Consequences on Commerial Fisheries by S.R. Cooley and S.C. Doney

http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/newsreleases/2011/orangesubstance081811.pdf Alaska - NOAA determines "orange goo" in Alaska's Kivalina village is fungal spores The "orange goo" that washed ashore earlier this month in the remote Eskimo village of Kivalina along Alaska's northwest coast is fungal spores, not microscopic eggs as preliminary analysis indicated. Scientists at the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Auke Bay Laboratory announced last week that the substance was biological in nature, rather than oil or pollution as originally thought by concerned residents of Kivalina. Per standard scientific procedure, samples were sent to NOAA's Analytical Response Team for a more thorough and detailed analysis and verification process. At NOAA's National Ocean Service Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, based in Charleston, S.C., a team of scientists highly-specialized and equipped to analyze microbiologic phenomena such as this determined that the substance is consistent with spores from a fungi that cause rust, a disease that infects only plants causing a rust-like appearance on leaves and stems. Rust fungi reproduce to infect other plants by releasing spores which disperse often times great distances by wind and water. However, whether this spore belongs to one of the 7,800 known species of rust fungi has not yet been determined. More information will be posted on the Alaska Fisheries Science Center website as it becomes available.

Produced by: Plastic Debris, Rivers to Sea Project Algalita and California Coastal Commission Funding provided by the State Water Resources Control Board June 2006 pdf document, 91 pages Introduction - The California Marine Debris Action Plan of 1990 - A State Mandate to Eliminate Marine Debris is Necessary - The Plastic Debris, Rivers to Sea Project - The Action Plan - The Actions Recommended in this Plan - Process and Prioritization Part I: Marine Debris - Sources, Composition, and Quantities - What is Marine Debris? - Land versus Ocean Sources - Abundance of Plastic in the Marine Environment - Quantities of Plastic Debris Increasing Significantly in Oceans - Sources and Composition of Debris Found on Beaches - Trash and Debris in Stormwater and Urban Runoff - Other Research Characterizing Trash in Urban Runoff - Distribution and Composition of Marine Debris on California's Coast Part II: Marine Debris - Impacts - Ingestion and Entanglement - Ecosystem Impacts - Debris as a Transport Mechanism for Toxics and Invasive Species - Economic Impacts Part III: Current Efforts to Address Land-Based Discharges of Marine Debris - Federal Programs and Initiatives - State Programs and Initiatives - Regional Programs and Initiatives - Local Government Programs and Initiatives - National Public Interest Groups - California Public Interest Groups and Associations - Industry Initiatives

The Ocean Conservancy pdf document, 35 pages, 2005 20th anniversary International Coastal Cleanup The Ocean Conservancy promotes healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems and opposes practices that threaten ocean life and human life. Through research, education, and science-based advocacy, The Ocean Conservancy informs, inspires, and empowers people to speak and act on behalf of the oceans. In all its work, The Ocean Conservancy strives to be the world's foremost advocate for the oceans. The International Coastal Cleanup engages people to remove trash and debris from the world's beaches and waterways, to identify the sources of debris, and to change the behaviors that cause pollution. Introduction How to Use This Book Quick Tips - Shoreline Cleanup - Underwater Cleanup Estimating Weights and Distances The World of Marine Debris Activities That Produce Debris Sample Data Card Items Listed on the Data Card Debris Items of Local Concern Potentially Hazardous Items Stranded or Entangled Animals Natural Items Peculiar Items Other Volunteer Opportunities - National Marine Debris Monitoring Program - RECON - Storm Drain Sentries - Ocean Action Network - Ocean Wilderness More Information