Coastal Climate Science Activities and Experiments
Impact from Rising Sea Level 0 - 4:04 and Extreme Weather 4:04 - 4:53, taking data to plan actions for the future 4:53 - 10:22
Engaging video (10 min) about tIhe damage happening to US coasts as a result of climate change. In addition to footage of damage that has recently occurred, the video describes a new tool for predicting damage from coastal storms: Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS) https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/science/coastal-storm-modeling-system-cosmos
This video is referenced on https://www.nsta.org/lesson-plan/why-sea-level-rising in a lesson plan called "Why is the Sea Level Rising".
Recommend for middle school and up.
World Bank video. Recommend for high school and up.
News video (2.5 min) about extreme weather events in North Carolina in 2024, explaining how climate change is causing weather to be more extreme.
Recommend age middle school and up.
News video (3.5 min) about extreme weather events around the world in 2024, citing climate change as the cause and emphasizing the need for people to be prepared for future events.
Recommend middle school and up.
Short article with lots of images of flooding due to rising sea level.
Brief article with description and effects on humans.
News article (September 2024) focusing on impact of rising sea level in India.
Good resource and jumping-off point for information about climate change and human health.
Recommend for high school and up.
Good European resource for understanding the various impacts of climate change on human and terrestrial life.
Recommend for high school and up.
Another good source of info, from the World Health Organization.
Recommend for high school and up.
News article about climate impact on Boston tunnels.
Recommend for high school and up.
Video (8 min) about the rapidly warming waters of the Gulf of Maine (waters off the shore from Massachusetts to Nova Scotia). Describes how climate change is responsible for the the warming water and the impacts it is having in the Gulf of Maine.
Recommend for middle school and up.
Extended lesson focusing on analyzing data is at https://www.nsta.org/lesson-plan/why-something-thats-happening-out-ocean-such-danger-us-land
Article about the links between climate change and stronger storms.
Recommend for high school and up.
A story about the impact of hurricane Milton on Florida.
Recommend for high school and up.
Detailed predictions of the effects of climate change on coastal communities.
Recommend for high school and up.
We’d love to hear how you used this tool in your community, how the students responded, and your suggestions to improve the experiments and other resources. Contact us at ccsae@mit.edu.