Environmental Literacy with a Focus on Climate Change (ELF) — Chapter 3: HYDROSPHERE

CategoryClimate Change Classroom Activities
Science StandardsThis resource book offers many different classroom activities that meet a variety of NGSS standards in Earth Science and Science and Engineering Practices.
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DescriptionResource by ANDRILL--posted with permission

Environmental Literacy with a Focus on Climate Change (ELF) — Chapter 3: HYDROSPHERE

HYDROSPHERE

3A- Global Ocean Conveyor Belt 

3B- Cold Salty and Deep 

This activity models the origin of density currents in the Antarctic region. 

3C-How Does Melting Ice Affect Sea Level? 

Compare how melting ice affects sea level by creating two models that are identical except for one factor: one will have ice on “land” and the other will have ice in the “sea.” 

3D-Build a Model Glacier 

In this activity, students build a model of a glacier to demonstrate how glaciers and ice sheets form, fill in valleys and change landscapes.