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What's Causing Sea Level Rise? Land Ice vs. Sea Ice

Provided by: CLEAN |Published on: November 14, 2023
Videos Grades 3-5, 6-8, k-2

Synopsis

  • In this experiment, students construct models to determine if land or sea ice contributes more to sea level rise.
  • Students monitor melting ice cubes and rising water levels in their models. Then, they record data and evaluate their predictions.
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Engineering
Authors: CLEAN, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Region: Polar Regions, Global
Languages: English

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