How Does Melting Ice Affect Sea Level?

In this activity, students investigate the effects of melting ice sheets and ice caps on sea level by constructing a pair of models and seeing the effects of ice melt in two different situations.
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Direct Link: http://www.andrill.org/flexhibit/flexhibit/materials/activities/Activity5C-HowDoesMeltingIceAffectSeaLevel.pdf

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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)
Keywords: Ice Caps, rising sea level, melting
Instructional Component Type(s): Teaching Idea
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction
Resource Collection: NSDL

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