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Sea Level: On the Rise Lesson PlanSea Level: On the Rise Lesson Plan
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US Environmental Protection Agency
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6th - 10th
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Sea Level: On the Rise

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With the global temperature on the rise, the effects of climate change are starting to be seen. However, many people have a difficult time conceptualizing the long-term effects, such as sea levels rising. Given an easy and effective experiment, groups work together to determine how global warming leads to melting ice on the land and in the water and how this will affect ocean levels and erosion on land. 

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global warming, climate change

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climate change, global warming, sea level change, science

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  • Clearly laid out with all necessary handouts and explanations easy to access
  • Moving demonstration of what is happening to Earth's water supply

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