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Sea Level Rise Learning Lab Lessons

Provided by: The Climate Initiative |Published on: November 1, 2023

Lesson Plans Grades 9-12, 6-8

Synopsis

This series of six lessons about sea level rise are designed to educate, empower, and activate students to look at the causses and effects of sea level rise through economic, social, and ecological lenses.
The lessons culminate in a student-led action project which can be a whole-class or individual activity and coordinate with the student lab resource.

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Subjects: Social Studies, Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: The Climate Initiative

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Teaching Materials

Positives

Detailed teacher tips are included for each of the lessons.
Google Slide presentations are included, as well as several linked resource articles, videos, a Bitmoji classroom, and case studies.

Additional Prerequisites

If a teacher chooses to click on icons instead of the hypertext to reach related modules, some of the links are broken.
The vocabulary is quite rigorous, so a definition list will be helpful.
Attached videos click through to YouTube, so teachers need to have YouTube access in the classroom.

Differentiation

Teachers can click through to access several related modules of lesson plans and student activities.
Math classes can utilize Lesson 3, which includes graphing data and extra data sets.
The lessons are clearly explained and all materials are provided, so the information will be beneficial for substitute teachers.
English teachers can utilize the case studies in Lesson 2 as an introduction to personal narratives, or use the photojournalism portion to focus on communication in media.

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About the Partner Provider

The Climate Initiative

The Climate Initiative is a nonpartisan, science-based climate change organization based in Kennebunkport, Maine whose mission is to empower youth voices for climate action. Through national education and empowerment initiatives, youth are learning about climate solutions and becoming agents of change in their communities and beyond. Learn more about TCI by connecting with us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.