The Ocean Is Changing!

byKatie Bagli

Have you ever looked out at the ocean and wondered what’s really happening deep beneath the waves? Our oceans are quietly changing in ways we can’t always see. Before meeting the creatures who are struggling to survive these changes, let’s start with a tiny experiment you can do at home—one that reveals a very big secret about our seas.

Clownfish Experiment: Immerse an eggshell in a glass containing vinegar. Instead of an eggshell, you could even do the same to a small abandoned snail shell. What happens to the shell after a day or two? It will turn soft and squishy. That is because both the eggshell and the snail shell are made o