What's Happening at the Poles

Students will investigate how the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere are slowly warming the planet and affecting sea level risk.
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Lesson Plan

Partner

Grade Levels: 6-8

Duration: 60 minutes

Concepts/Skills: Mitigation and adaptation, Climate change, Chemical and physical change, States of matter

Objectives:

  • Basic understanding of sea level rise
  • Understanding of the difference between sea ice and land ice
  • Understanding of the effects of sea level rise on the planet and people