1.5 Estimating Sea Level Rise in Greenland

Last updated over 3 years ago

32 questions

Essential Question: How high could all the ice melting in Greenland really raise sea levels?

Learning Target: I can create a mathematical model that estimates how much sea levels will rise from Greenland’s ice melt.

GUIDED INSTRUCTION ~ 30-35 min
Calculating the Ice Melt from Greenland

1.5 Estimating Sea Level Rise in Greenland

Last updated over 3 years ago

32 questions

Essential Question: How high could all the ice melting in Greenland really raise sea levels?

Learning Target: I can create a mathematical model that estimates how much sea levels will rise from Greenland’s ice melt.

EXPLORE: ~ 35-40 min
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VARIABLES RELATED TO SEA LEVEL RISE

Review the group roles. We will be looking to see that you're working together and should be able to tell your role based on how you interact with your group.

1- Questioner
2- Facilitator
3- Clarifier
4-Reporter

* If working in a group of 3, # 3 can be the reporter and clarifier. If you're missing a number for your group, make sure that someone takes on two roles to account for the missing role(s).

What is one thing you are going to do to help your table group by using your role?

Predict: If the volume of land ice that melts increases, which variable will that most affect?

Explain your reasoning for questioning 5.

GUIDED INSTRUCTION ~ 30-35 min
Calculating the Ice Melt from Greenland

1.5 Estimating Sea Level Rise in Greenland

Essential Question: How high could all the ice melting in Greenland really raise sea levels?

GUIDED INSTRUCTION ~ 30-35 min

Calculating the Ice Melt from Greenland

1.5 Estimating Sea Level Rise in Greenland

Essential Question: How high could all the ice melting in Greenland really raise sea levels?

EXPLORE: ~ 35-40 min

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VARIABLES RELATED TO SEA LEVEL RISE

What is one thing you are going to do to help your table group by using your role?

Predict: If the volume of land ice that melts increases, which variable will that most affect?

Explain your reasoning for questioning 5.

GUIDED INSTRUCTION ~ 30-35 min

Calculating the Ice Melt from Greenland

EXPLORE: ~ 35-40 min

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VARIABLES RELATED TO SEA LEVEL RISE

What is your group role

What is one thing you are going to do to help your table group by using your role?

How did your group decided to work?

What are the three variables being described in the land ice melt and added to the ocean shown to the left. Choose all that are true

Predict: If the volume of land ice that melts increases, which variable will that most affect?

Explain your reasoning for questioning 5.

If we wanted to see how changes in the volume of melted ice that we start with affects sea level rise, which would be our independent variable?

If we wanted to see how changes in the volume of melted ice that we start with affects sea level rise, which would be our dependent variable?

If we wanted to see how changes in the volume of melted ice that we start with affects sea level rise, which would be our control variable?

As you increased the volume of water in the graduated cylinder, the height of the water level in the ocean container_______________.

How does the size of the ocean container (area the water covers) affect how much sea level rises? If you _______________ the size of the container (area), the sea level rise ________.

Which of the following mathematical formulas will allow us to solve for height. Choose all that are trueVolume= length x width x heightv= l x w x h Area= length x widthA= l x w

Explain your reasoning for question 14. I chose _______ choices because...

Calculate the area of the ocean container. Use the formula below and include units in your final answer. Choose one container - large or smallA= l x w Measure in cm for your unit so that would be cm x cm or cm2Calculator

Calculator

Compare your calculated answer to the change in height you measured in your mini experiment.

Evaluate your answer to question 18. Is this what you would expect to get? Why or Why not. My answer is what I expected because...My answer is not what I expected because...

Based on your experiment, choose all that are true about how the variables relate to each other. Choose all that are true

Name one Got and one Need from the Explore that you have so far. Got- Something you understand about how the three variables in the picture relate to each other (volume, area, height)Need- A question, concept or idea you're not sure aboutGot- One thing I got...Need- One thing I need...

Calculate the area of Greenland using the measurements given.Think about what you need to do to calculate the total area Helpful tools: Area of square= length x widthArea of triangle = 1/2 height (length) x widthCalculator

Use your answer to question 23 to now calculate the volume of ice on Greenland. The thickness or height of ice on Greenland = 1.5km Helpful tools: Area of square= length x widthArea of triangle = 1/2 height (length) x widthVolume= length x width x heightCalculator

How can you calculate the height of sea level rise? (Hint: check question 17 to help you with this!)Discuss with your group for 1-2 min. Record your ideas and then move to the next question.

Calculate the height of sea level rise if all the ice on Greenland melted. Hint: Use response from question 24 and the info. text about area of Earth's oceans to help you solve. Calculator

Climate scientists are estimating that as much as 25% of the ice on Greenland could melt within this century. Use your response from question 26 to estimate how much the sea level would rise if 25% of the ice on Greenland melted? Calculator

Convert your answer from question 27 from km to m. Conversion factor: 1km= 1,000mCalculator

Record: 3 new things that you learned by working on this 1.5 activity2 things that you still want to learn or you're wondering about now1 question that you now have3- I learned...2- I want to learn...1- I wonder...

You can check your calculation answers here once the answers are turned on after you press submit!

What is your group role

How did your group decided to work?

What are the three variables being described in the land ice melt and added to the ocean shown to the left. Choose all that are true

If we wanted to see how changes in the volume of melted ice that we start with affects sea level rise, which would be our independent variable?

If we wanted to see how changes in the volume of melted ice that we start with affects sea level rise, which would be our dependent variable?

If we wanted to see how changes in the volume of melted ice that we start with affects sea level rise, which would be our control variable?

As you increased the volume of water in the graduated cylinder, the height of the water level in the ocean container_______________.

How does the size of the ocean container (area the water covers) affect how much sea level rises? If you _______________ the size of the container (area), the sea level rise ________.

Which of the following mathematical formulas will allow us to solve for height. Choose all that are trueVolume= length x width x heightv= l x w x h Area= length x widthA= l x w

Explain your reasoning for question 14. I chose _______ choices because...

Calculate the area of the ocean container. Use the formula below and include units in your final answer. Choose one container - large or smallA= l x w Measure in cm for your unit so that would be cm x cm or cm2Calculator

Calculator

Compare your calculated answer to the change in height you measured in your mini experiment.

Evaluate your answer to question 18. Is this what you would expect to get? Why or Why not. My answer is what I expected because...My answer is not what I expected because...

Based on your experiment, choose all that are true about how the variables relate to each other. Choose all that are true

Name one Got and one Need from the Explore that you have so far. Got- Something you understand about how the three variables in the picture relate to each other (volume, area, height)Need- A question, concept or idea you're not sure aboutGot- One thing I got...Need- One thing I need...

Calculate the area of Greenland using the measurements given.Think about what you need to do to calculate the total area Helpful tools: Area of square= length x widthArea of triangle = 1/2 height (length) x widthCalculator

Use your answer to question 23 to now calculate the volume of ice on Greenland. The thickness or height of ice on Greenland = 1.5km Helpful tools: Area of square= length x widthArea of triangle = 1/2 height (length) x widthVolume= length x width x heightCalculator

How can you calculate the height of sea level rise? (Hint: check question 17 to help you with this!)Discuss with your group for 1-2 min. Record your ideas and then move to the next question.

Calculate the height of sea level rise if all the ice on Greenland melted. Hint: Use response from question 24 and the info. text about area of Earth's oceans to help you solve. Calculator

Climate scientists are estimating that as much as 25% of the ice on Greenland could melt within this century. Use your response from question 26 to estimate how much the sea level would rise if 25% of the ice on Greenland melted? Calculator

Convert your answer from question 27 from km to m. Conversion factor: 1km= 1,000mCalculator

Record: 3 new things that you learned by working on this 1.5 activity2 things that you still want to learn or you're wondering about now1 question that you now have3- I learned...2- I want to learn...1- I wonder...

You can check your calculation answers here once the answers are turned on after you press submit!

How does the size of the ocean container (area the water covers) affect how much sea level rises?

If you _______ the size of the container (area), the sea level rise .

Which of the following mathematical formulas will allow us to solve for height. Choose all that are true

Volume= length x width x height
v= l x w x h
Area= length x width
A= l x w

Explain your reasoning for question 14.

I chose _______ choices because...

Calculate the area of the ocean container. Use the formula below and include units in your final answer.

Choose one container - large or small

A= l x w
Measure in cm for your unit so that would be cm x cm or cm2

Calculator

Evaluate your answer to question 18. Is this what you would expect to get? Why or Why not.

My answer is what I expected because...

My answer is not what I expected because...

Name one Got and one Need from the Explore that you have so far.

Got- Something you understand about how the three variables in the picture relate to each other (volume, area, height)

Need- A question, concept or idea you're not sure about

Got- One thing I got...

Need- One thing I need...

Calculate the area of Greenland using the measurements given.

Think about what you need to do to calculate the total area

Helpful tools:
Area of square= length x width

Area of triangle = 1/2 height (length) x width

Calculator

Use your answer to question 23 to now calculate the volume of ice on Greenland.

The thickness or height of ice on Greenland = 1.5km

Helpful tools:
Area of square= length x width

Area of triangle = 1/2 height (length) x width

Volume= length x width x height

Calculator

How can you calculate the height of sea level rise? (Hint: check question 17 to help you with this!)

Discuss with your group for 1-2 min. Record your ideas and then move to the next question.

Calculate the height of sea level rise if all the ice on Greenland melted.

Hint: Use response from question 24 and the info. text about area of Earth's oceans to help you solve.

Calculator

Climate scientists are estimating that as much as 25% of the ice on Greenland could melt within this century.

Use your response from question 26 to estimate how much the sea level would rise if 25% of the ice on Greenland melted?

Calculator

Convert your answer from question 27 from km to m.

Conversion factor:
1km= 1,000m

Calculator

Record:

3 new things that you learned by working on this 1.5 activity

2 things that you still want to learn or you're wondering about now

1 question that you now have

3- I learned...

2- I want to learn...

1- I wonder...

How does the size of the ocean container (area the water covers) affect how much sea level rises?

If you _______ the size of the container (area), the sea level rise .

Which of the following mathematical formulas will allow us to solve for height. Choose all that are true

Volume= length x width x height
v= l x w x h
Area= length x width
A= l x w

Explain your reasoning for question 14.

I chose _______ choices because...

Calculate the area of the ocean container. Use the formula below and include units in your final answer.

Choose one container - large or small

A= l x w
Measure in cm for your unit so that would be cm x cm or cm2

Calculator

Evaluate your answer to question 18. Is this what you would expect to get? Why or Why not.

My answer is what I expected because...

My answer is not what I expected because...

Name one Got and one Need from the Explore that you have so far.

Got- Something you understand about how the three variables in the picture relate to each other (volume, area, height)

Need- A question, concept or idea you're not sure about

Got- One thing I got...

Need- One thing I need...

Calculate the area of Greenland using the measurements given.

Think about what you need to do to calculate the total area

Helpful tools:
Area of square= length x width

Area of triangle = 1/2 height (length) x width

Calculator

Use your answer to question 23 to now calculate the volume of ice on Greenland.

The thickness or height of ice on Greenland = 1.5km

Helpful tools:
Area of square= length x width

Area of triangle = 1/2 height (length) x width

Volume= length x width x height

Calculator

How can you calculate the height of sea level rise? (Hint: check question 17 to help you with this!)

Discuss with your group for 1-2 min. Record your ideas and then move to the next question.

Calculate the height of sea level rise if all the ice on Greenland melted.

Hint: Use response from question 24 and the info. text about area of Earth's oceans to help you solve.

Calculator

Climate scientists are estimating that as much as 25% of the ice on Greenland could melt within this century.

Use your response from question 26 to estimate how much the sea level would rise if 25% of the ice on Greenland melted?

Calculator

Convert your answer from question 27 from km to m.

Conversion factor:
1km= 1,000m

Calculator

Record:

3 new things that you learned by working on this 1.5 activity

2 things that you still want to learn or you're wondering about now

1 question that you now have

3- I learned...

2- I want to learn...

1- I wonder...