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STEM Climate and Our Coast

Provided by: Hudson River PK |Published on: March 11, 2024
Lesson Plans Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

  • This lesson challenges students to design, build, test, and revise a model of an adaptive structure to protect the New York City coastline from rising sea levels.
  • Students will learn about the difference between weather and climate, the greenhouse effect, the threat of flooding due to sea level rise, and strategies to mitigate flooding.
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Engineering
Authors: Hudson River PK
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, New York, New York City
Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Bengali

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