Sea Level Change Concept Maps

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Sea Level ChangeConcept Maps
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Overview

• Overarching Concept
• Changes in sea level have occurred in the past,
  are occurring now, and will continue to occur.
• Evidence for changes in the past
• 1. The geologic record provides evidence for past
  changes in ice sheets and sea level.
• a. The geologic record provides evidence of past
  glaciations.
• b. Many features of today's landscapes are the
  result of past glacial activity.
• c. The geologic record provides evidence of past
  changes in sea levels.
• 2. Fossils provide evidence of past life and past
  environments.
• a. The distribution of fossils provides evidence
  of past changes in sea levels.
• 3. Isotopes provide evidence of past changes in
  temperature, glaciation and sea level.
• Causes of sea level change
• 1. Temperature fluctuations result in the
  formation and melting of ice sheets.
• 2. Sea level change is primarily the result of
  the changes in the volume of water contained in
  continental ice sheets.
• Impacts of sea level change
• 1. Fluctuations in sea level change the shapes of
  shorelines.
• 2. Changes in sea level affect habitats and the
  flora and fauna they support.
• a. Sea level changes may have been responsible
  for mass extinctions in the past.
• 3. Changes in sea level impact humans.
• Nature of science

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Changes in sea level have occurred in the past,
are occurring now, and will continue to occur.
Evidence for changes in the past
Causes of sea level change
Impact of Sea Level Change
Nature of Science
1. The geologic record provides evidence for past
changes in ice sheets and sea level.
2. Fossils provide evidence of past life and past
environments.
3. Isotopes provide evidence of past changes in
temperature, glaciation and sea level.
2. Sea level change is primarily the result of
the changes in the volume of water contained in
continental ice sheets.
2. Changes in sea level affect habitats and the
flora and fauna they support.
3. Changes in sea level impact humans.
1. Scientists use multiple lines of evidence to
learn about the past.
a. The geologic record provides evidence of past
glaciations.
c. The geologic record provides evidence for past
changes in ice sheets and sea level.
1. Temperature fluctuations result in the
formation and melting of ice sheets.
a. The distribution of fossils provides evidence
of past changes in sea levels.
1. Fluctuations in sea level change the shapes of
shorelines.
a. Sea level changes may have been responsible
for mass extinctions in the past.
b. Many features of today's landscapes are the
result of past glacial activity.
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Sea Level Change Concept Map
These concepts are used in
Lesson 1
Changes in sea level have occurred in the past,
are occurring now, and will continue to occur.
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Evidence for changes in the past
Causes of sea level change
Impact of Sea Level Change
Nature of Science
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Not used
1. The geologic record provides evidence for past
changes in ice sheets and sea level.
2. Fossils provide evidence of past life and past
environments.
3. Isotopes provide evidence of past changes in
temperature, glaciation and sea level.
2. Sea level change is primarily the result of
the changes in the volume of water contained in
continental ice sheets.
2. Changes in sea level affect habitats and the
flora and fauna they support.
3. Changes in sea level impact humans.
1. Scientists use multiple lines of evidence to
learn about the past.
a. The geologic record provides evidence of past
glaciations.
c. The geologic record provides evidence of past
changes in and sea level.
1. Temperature fluctuations result in the
formation and melting of ice sheets.
a. The distribution of fossils provides evidence
of past changes in sea levels.
1. Fluctuations in sea level change the shapes of
shorelines.
a. Sea level changes may have been responsible
for mass extinctions in the past.
(not connected into map) Students will be
introduced to global warming, the effects of
rising temperatures and sea level change.
b. Many features of today's landscapes are the
result of past glacial activity.
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Global Ups and Downs Changing Sea Level
Changes in sea level have occurred in the past,
are occurring now, and will continue to occur.
Students will be introduced to global warming,
the effects of rising temperatures and sea level
change.
Evidence for changes in the past
Causes of sea level change
Impact of sea level change
Nature of science
Fossils provide evidence of past life and past
environments.
Isotopes provide evidence of past changes in
temperature, glaciation and sea level.
Sea level change is primarily the result of the
changes in the volume of water contained in
continental ice sheets.
Scientists use multiple lines of evidence to
learn about the past.
Changes in sea level affect habitats and the
flora and fauna they support.
The distribution of fossils provides evidence of
past changes in sea levels.
Temperature fluctuations result in the formation
and melting of ice sheets.
The geologic record provides evidence for past
changes in ice sheets and sea level.
Fluctuations in sea level change the shapes of
shorelines.
Sea level changes may have been responsible for
mass extinctions in the past.
The geologic record provides evidence of past
glaciations.
The geologic record provides evidence of past
changes in sea levels.
Many features of today's landscapes are the
result of past glacial activity.
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Lesson 1 intro

• Students will be introduced to global warming,
  the effects of rising temperatures and sea level
  change.

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Lesson 2 - Experimenting with Ice Melt

• Students will understand that
• Sea level change is primarily the result of
  changes in the volume of water contained in
  continental ice sheets.
• Temperature fluctuations result in the formation
  and melting of ice sheets.

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Lesson 3 Glacial Evidence

• Students will understand that
• The geologic record provides evidence of past
  glaciations.
• Many features of today's landscapes are the
  result of past glacial activity.
• Temperature fluctuations in the past have
  resulted in the formation and melting of ice
  sheets.

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Lesson 4 Fossil Evidence

• The students will understand that
• Fossils provide evidence of past life and past
  environments,
• The distribution of fossils provides evidence of
  past changes in sea levels.
• Isotopes provide evidence of past changes in
  temperature, glaciation and sea level.
• Changes in sea level affect habitats and the
  flora and fauna they support.
• Sea level changes may have been responsible for
  mass extinctions in the past.
• Scientists use multiple lines of evidence to
  learn about the past.

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Lesson 5 - Impacts of Topography on Sea Level
Change

• Students will understand that
• Fluctuations in sea level change the shape of
  shorelines.
• Changes in sea level affect habitats and the
  flora and fauna they support.
• Changes in sea level impacts humans

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Lesson 6 culminating activity impacts of sea
level change on ecosystems

• Students will understand that
• Changes in sea level affect habitats and the
  flora and fauna they support.
• Changes in sea level impacts humans.