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# Sea Level Rise 

This learning module is a cooperative effort between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NOAA’s National Ocean Service. It informs about sea level rise, its causes, and impacts; and challenges students to think about what they can do in response. This module features an integrated educational package of grade level-appropriate (6-12) instruction and activities centered on a 23-minute video presentation. Note that the video has scheduled pauses so educators may facilitate discussions of presented topics. Discussions will extend the total viewing time of the video.

*Sea level rise module video.* Scroll Down for Focus Question, 5E Learning Objectives, and NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) Alignment.

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**Focus Question:** What is causing sea level rise and what can be done about it?

## Pre-Video Viewing Activities

          - Sea Level Rise Module Guide for Educators
          - Teacher background information:														             - IPCC Fact Sheet: Is Sea Level Rising
            - IPCC Fact Sheet: How do Human Activities Contribute to Climate Change and How do They Compare with Natural Influences? 
          - Grades 6-8: NOAA Ocean Explorer Multimedia Discovery Mission: Tides
          - Grades 9-12: Lesson Plan – Ups and Downs – What Causes Tides and Tidal Currents

## In-Conference Materials: (During Video Viewing Activities)

Sea Level rise Graph PDF – 1 per student

## Post Video Viewing Activities

Teacher Background InformationData in the ClassroomCalculating Your Carbon Footprint — Use this activity with the Climate Wheel Card.										

## 5E Learning Objectives:

**The learner will:**          - Engage: recall prior knowledge related to sea level and sea level rise.
          - Explore: explore resources and materials that indicate sea level is rising.
          - Explain: explain the causes of sea level rise.
          - Elaborate: apply new knowledge to understand how their actions impact sea level rise and climate change.
          - Evaluate: calculate their carbon footprint and determine what, if any, changes can be made.

## Additional Resources:

          - NOAA National Ocean Service Education –  Ocean and Climate Literacy
          - NOAA National Ocean Service Education –  Climate Resources
          - NOAA National Ocean Service Education –  Tides and Water Levels
          - NOAA Office of Coast Management –  Sea Level Rise Viewer

## Next Generation Science Standards

          - MS-ESS3-3: Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
          - MS-ESS3-5: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
          - 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 systems.
          - HS-ESS3-6: Use a computational representation to illustrate the relationships among Earth systems and how those relationships are being modified due to human activity. 

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