Positives

• The provided graphs organize the data for students in a simple manner.
• The resource provides rich background information for teachers and students to deepen their understanding of global warming and sea level rise.

Additional Prerequisites

• The interactive element in the discussion section requires a flash plug-in.
• Students should know how to read a line graph and find the average of a dataset.
• It may benefit students to understand climate change and the greenhouse effect.
• The "Images of Change" link under the Extension section doesn't work.

Differentiation

• This lesson would fit well before one on climate solutions and adaptation strategies, primarily adaptation strategies for flooding and other effects of sea level rise.
• Discuss the impact sea level rise has on coastal communities and research displacement, migration, and other elements resulting from sea level rise.
• Have students write their hypotheses and support them with data found in the activity.
• Younger students may need to do this lesson as a whole class, rather than answer questions independently.