Monday 23 September 2019

Does sea level change when ice caps melt?

Today's new ELI is 'Melting ice and sea level change 2 – ice caps: does sea level change when ice caps melt?'


The outcome of this activity is rather obvious: when continental ice sheets melt, sea level rises, and could rise by several metres if all the world’s land-based ice sheets and glaciers melt. However, taken with the work on the ‘sea ice’ in the 'Melting ice and sea level change 1 – sea ice' Earthlearningidea activity (where melting does not cause sea level rise) it will remind pupils of what happens and should enable them to handle press reports more critically.
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