Our Ocean | Timelapse in Google Earth
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Provided by: Google Earth|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This time-lapse video uses Google Earth to show how climate change has impacted ice in the Arctic and how it may increase sea level rise in New York City, London, and Tokyo.
- The first part of the video shows how ice in the Arctic has melted between 1984 and 2020, while the second part of the video predicts what sea level rise will do if global temperatures rise by 2°C.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Google Earth
Region: Asia, Europe, North America, Polar Regions, New York, New York City
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Prerequisites:
- Ensure students are familiar with basic climate change concepts such as global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, and sea level rise.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
- Social Studies:
- Students discuss how sea level rise will change societies, considering the cultural, economic, and environmental impacts in major coastal cities and small towns around the world.
- Biology:
- Students make a list of the ways melting sea ice can affect ecosystems in the Arctic. Once students have completed their lists, consider using this video on how species are adapting to warming temperatures in the Arctic. In pairs, students discuss how their list compares to the information in the video.
Related Resources:
- Other resources on this topic include this lesson plan and video on the impact of melting ice in Alaska's coastal communities, this interactive graph that shows ice cover in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, and this lesson plan and experiments on climate change and sea level rise.
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