What’s Causing Sea-Level Rise? Land Ice Vs. Sea Ice
In this activity, students will learn about sea ice and land ice. They will observe ice melting on a solid surface near a body of water and ice melting in a body of water. Prior to the activity, students will predict what each situation will do to the level of water and then compare their […]
Modeling the Water Budget
n this activity, students will use California precipitation totals and evapotranspiration data to calculate and graph water deficits and surpluses. These spreadsheet models will help students understand droughts and the movement of water in the water cycle. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/modeling-the-water-budget/
Thermal Expansion Model
An important part of understanding sea-level rise is understanding thermal expansion of water. Thermal expansion accounts for about half of the measured global sea-level rise. Students will build a model using everyday items to demonstrate that water expands when heat energy is added. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/thermal-expansion-model/
Graphing Sea-Level Trends
In this activity, students will use sea-level rise data to create models and compare short-term trends to long-term trends. They will then determine whether sea-level rise is occurring based on the data. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/graphing-sea-level-trends/
Lessons in Sea-Level Rise
What is sea-level rise and how does it affect us? This “Teachable Moment” looks at the science behind sea-level rise and offers lessons and tools for teaching students about this important climate topic. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/the-science-of-earths-rising-seas/
Global Warming Demonstration
This demonstration uses a water balloon to show how Earth’s oceans are absorbing most of the heat being trapped on our warming world. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/global-warming-demonstration/
Ocean World: Earth Globe Toss Game
The presence of water in solid, liquid and gaseous forms is one of the primary factors that distinguishes Earth from its neighbors in the solar system. In this activity, students will toss a globe to collect data on whether there is more surface water or land on Earth. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/ocean-world-earth-globe-toss-game/