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Graphing Sea Level Trends

Provided by: NASA |Published on: January 19, 2024
Lesson Plans Grades 6-8, 9-12, 3-5

Synopsis

  • This lesson plan outlines a graphing activity in which students use spreadsheet software to graph data to identify long-term trends in sea level rise.
  • By reviewing short-term data in small groups and then combining it and comparing it with long-term data, students are able to see how scientists examine climate change phenomena over decades and centuries. 
  • The lesson plan includes global sea level data in CSV files, a student activity sheet, background information, discussion questions, facilitation tips, and additional resources for teacher or student use.
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Region: Global
Languages: English

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