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Weather, Sea Level Rise and Climate Change Course

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Students explain the impact of glacial melting to global climate change. In this environmental science lesson, students design an experiment to investigate the effect of salinity change to melting glaciers. They share their results to other groups by creating a PowerPoint presentation.

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climate change, sea level

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climate change, Earth Science, sea level, weather, science
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Grade
8th - 10th
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Science
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