What's Causing Sea-Level Rise? Land Ice Vs. Sea Ice

Duration: 30-60 minutes

Grade Levels: 2-8

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 prediction to what they observe.
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Lesson Plan

Grade Levels: 2-8

Duration: 30-60 minutes

Concepts/Skills: Earth Science

Climate Standards Connections

Next Generation Science Standards
Grade Performance Expectation Description
3 3-ESS2-2 Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Climate Change Connections climate