In this set of four activities, students learn about the causes and potential impacts of sea level rise while developing basic science skills.
In this set of four activities, students learn about the causes and potential impacts of sea level rise while developing basic science skills. The activities introduce the context through a case study and students develop writing skills. Practical activities investigating two of the main causes of sea level rise provide an opportunity to discuss the use of modelling in science. Students will use real satellite data to investigate sea surface temperature, changes in average sea level and the relationship between them.
Fast Facts:
- Age group: 8 – 11 years
- Duration: about 2.5 – 4 hours
- Subjects: general studies, geography
Learning objectives:
- name processes that lead to sea level rise due to global warming
- create instructions that others can use to carry out an experiment
- relate the different parts of an experimental model to the real world
- analyse images to obtain data about the melting of ice
- carry out an experiment to show that water expands when heated.
- understand why this happens by learning about the particle exercise/metaphor
- identify some of the problems that sea level rise can cause
- use the web application “Climate from Space” to investigate and compare sea surface temperature and sea level changes
- Explain the relationship between variables using scientific knowledge
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