Crash Course on Climate Change

Seas by Degrees Graduate Student Seminar Series - Episode 8

Looking for the basics on climate change and sea level rise? Then join PhD student Marybeth Arcodia for her experiment-packed, five minute crash course! If you are up to it, you can even try some of these demonstrations at home.

0:00 Intro
0:36 Causes of Sea Level Rise
0:47 Thermal Expansion
1:37 Land Ice Melting Pt. 1
2:19 Land Ice Melting Pt. 2
2:56 Sea Level Rise and Hurricanes
3:58 Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge
4:35 Sea Level Rise and South Florida
4:59 How You Can Help

Suggested Audience: Middle and High School

For Educators:

This remote learning seminar best aligns with the following Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) disciplinary core ideas for middle (MS) and high school (HS):

MS.ESS2.D: Weather and Climate
MS.ESS3.B: Natural Hazards
MS.ESS3.D: Global Climate Change

HS.ESS2.D: Weather and Climate
HS.ESS3.B: Natural Hazards
HS.ESS3.D: Global Climate Change