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Ice Caps: Physical Changes Lesson

Created by Teacher(s): Mallory Swafford|Published on: January 31, 2023
Grades: 6, 7, 8
Type: Lesson Plan
Subjects: Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences
Duration: 5 hours
Created by: SubjectToClimate teachers
Region: Global
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Posted on Jan 31, 2023

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In this lesson, students engage in activities and experiments, applying their learning to understand climate change-induced sea level rise.


Step 1 - Inquire: Students explore the idea of physical state and changing states through a variety of activities and simulations.


Step 2 - Investigate: Students conduct an experiment to investigate the real-world problem of melting ice caps through the lens of changing states.


Step 3 - Inspire: Students reflect on the impact of sea level rise and how it may affect specific individuals and create a model to represent the changing states of matter in the ocean due to climate change.

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Tina Ezzo
I used this lesson with 7th and 8th graders to introduce states of matter. The lab activity was simple to run and very effective. The Google Earth exploration and land loss projection sites were highly engaging for students. Thanks for a terrific set of lessons.
2 years ago