Lesson 10: Impacts of Climate Change: Rising Temperatures and Sea Levels

Does melting "sea ice" (like the North Pole) raise sea levels the same way melting "land ice" (like Greenland) does? Why or why not?

sea ice
land ice
glaciers
icebergs

HS-ESS3-5: Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to Earth’s systems.

Focus on understanding data presented in tables, graphs, and maps, and drawing logical conclusions.

3 (Strategic Thinking): Analyzing and interpreting data from climate models, formulating hypotheses about the effects of human activity, designing a model to represent a system interaction.

Video footage of icebergs cracking into the ocean near the Antartic.

Melting sea ice causes sea levels to rise significantly.

Provide a glossary of scientific terms and a word bank for vocabulary-heavy tasks.

Utilize peer-assisted learning and small group work.

Homework

Satellite data, ice core data visualizations

• Laptops/Chromebooks with internet access

• Access to climate data repositories (e.g., NASA, NOAA websites)

• Graphing software (e.g., Excel, Google Sheets)