ACTIVITY - GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL RISE
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Global Climate Change and Sea Level Rise - California Academy of Sciences 
Lesson PlanSummary
Students conduct a hands-on activity which demonstrates that it is the ice formations on land that cause a rise in sea level upon melting, not those on water.
Concept: Sea level change
Sea level has changed and continues to change over time. These changes shape the land.
Sea level has changed and continues to change over time. These changes shape the land.
National Science Education Standards
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K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Evidence, models, and explanation
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry
9-12 F Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Environmental quality
Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges
9-12 G History and Nature of Science
Historical perspectives
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 1. The Earth has one big ocean with many features (concept d).
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 18. Human Pollution and the Health of the Ocean 18:3-6
(click a standard to show activities that meet it)
K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Evidence, models, and explanation
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry
9-12 F Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Environmental quality
Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges
9-12 G History and Nature of Science
Historical perspectives
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 1. The Earth has one big ocean with many features (concept d).
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 18. Human Pollution and the Health of the Ocean 18:3-6
45 mins
