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After you checkout, you will be sent an email with the link to download it.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlide 2: \u003c\/strong\u003eDisplay the news story and click on the link to show the video clip. Ask students to imagine their feelings if they lived in Kiribati (pronounced \u003cem\u003eKiribas)\u003c\/em\u003e. Ask them to discuss reasons for sea level rises. Increasing temperatures cause sea level increases in two ways – land and sea ice melt, and oceans expand as they get warmer. Note: water only expands when it is heated once it reaches a temperature beyond 4°C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlide 3: \u003c\/strong\u003eIntroduce the President and his plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlide 4: \u003c\/strong\u003eSet the task, and then ask pairs or individuals to complete the tasks on SS1. The key point here is about uncertainty, used in its scientific sense – you might need to check that all students understand the explanation about this term before starting the questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlide 7; \u003c\/strong\u003eCheck student’s answers using the completed graph\u003cstrong\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003eThis shows that the earliest time for the sea level rise to reach 40 cm is 2058. 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Rising sea levels due to climate change have already claimed two of the islands with the rest threatened. The President has recently revealed a new idea – to raise up the islands using rocks from the seabed, an ambitious plan that will take time. In this short activity, students plot a line graph by calculating uncertainties to find out just how long Kiribati has left. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlueprint curriculum link\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtmosphere: Global warming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkill: Consider different perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eActivity contents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeachers guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePDF file\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe activity is delivered as a zip file. After you checkout, you will be sent an email with the link to download it.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlide 2: \u003c\/strong\u003eDisplay the news story and click on the link to show the video clip. Ask students to imagine their feelings if they lived in Kiribati (pronounced \u003cem\u003eKiribas)\u003c\/em\u003e. Ask them to discuss reasons for sea level rises. Increasing temperatures cause sea level increases in two ways – land and sea ice melt, and oceans expand as they get warmer. Note: water only expands when it is heated once it reaches a temperature beyond 4°C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlide 3: \u003c\/strong\u003eIntroduce the President and his plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlide 4: \u003c\/strong\u003eSet the task, and then ask pairs or individuals to complete the tasks on SS1. The key point here is about uncertainty, used in its scientific sense – you might need to check that all students understand the explanation about this term before starting the questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlide 7; \u003c\/strong\u003eCheck student’s answers using the completed graph\u003cstrong\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003eThis shows that the earliest time for the sea level rise to reach 40 cm is 2058. Scientists cannot be sure about this, because it relies on predicted data – factors that affect sea level rise might change in the future. \u003cspan\u003eAsk the class: what pattern do they see in uncertainty as time goes on? Can they suggest why? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeblinks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/raindrop.io\/MasteryScience\/sinking-islands-31807791\/embed\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 450px;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Description What energy source will power students' cars in the future: Electricity? Hydrogen? Biofuel? This short activity gets students to...