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Exploring Climate Change Through Play

October 18 @ 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Summary

In this session, participants will explore one of the consequences of climate change, that of sea-level rise. Attendees will participate in a lesson which uses blocks to model the topography of various coastlines, and then document the effects of various levels of sea-level rise around the world. Participants will brainstorm possible solutions coastal communities might take in the face of possible sea-level rise. At the end of the session, participants will receive a lesson plan for conducting this activity in their classroom.

Session Focus

Secondary/High School | STEM | Climate-Change, Mapping, Analysis

Conference Room

Iowa

Meet the Presenters

Cynthia Bloom and Lisa De-Chano Cook, PhD