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The prospects for life on small islands
In this set of activities children learn about the causes and potential impacts of sea-level rise while developing working scientifically. They use data from satellites which observe the Earth and collect information as the basis of evidence for this.
Activities are:
- reading a story about how rising sea levels affect children living on a small island, then changing the descriptions of the experiments in the story to instructions.
- modelling EO satellites by observing ice melting over time and mapping what they see from above
- investigating the thermal expansion of water
- exploring sea surface temperatures and sea level changes across the globe using a satellite data app
This resource has been provided by ESA (European Space Agency) as part of their Climate Change Initiative.
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