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How Does Sea Level Rise Increase Flooding in New Jersey?
Provided by: SeaLevelRise |Published on: April 27, 2021
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12
Synopsis
- This video explains why flooding has increased in New Jersey and makes the case for investing in solutions now to prevent higher costs later.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Economics, Engineering
Authors: SeaLevelRise
Region: New Jersey
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The video clearly explains how sea level rise leads to floods with convincing footage of New Jersey floods.
- It makes an economic case for investing in solutions now.
Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with Hurricane Sandy and its affects on NJ in 2012.
- Students should know the terms groundwater and Nor'easter.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Economics classes can look at the claim that FEMA studies show that $1 spent today saves a recovery cost of $6, and try to support the claim with data.
- Civics classes can look at policies that can be implemented to protect homes, schools, drinking water, and streets from flooding.
- ELA classes can start a letter-writing campaign during a unit on persuasive writing.
- Students can visit the website sealevelrise.org for more information on sea-level rise in the United States.
- Other resources related to this topic include What Causes Sea Level Rise and How Is It Affecting New Jersey's Coastal Communities? and Climate Change: What's at Stake for New Jersey?
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