1. Local to Global Perspectives on Sea Level Rise
Integrating global Awareness
into science education
Image from NASA Visible Earth

2. Investigating Sea Level Rise (local)
For Assateague or Rehoboth, you thought about impacts on human safety, economic activity and tourism, and ecosystems.

3. Global Perspectives on Climate Change

4. Maryland Environmental Literacy Standards
Standard 1: Environmental Issues The student will investigate and analyze environmental issues ranging from local to global perspectives and develop and implement a local action project that protects, sustains, or enhances the natural environment. Source:

5. Investigating Sea Level Rise (global)
In groups: Visit the “If All the Ice Melted” world map
Pick one world region from the map. Based on what you know about this region:
In what ways do you think the impacts of sea level rise on human safety, economy, and ecosystems would be similar to our region?
In what ways do you think the impacts would be different?

6. Examining Effects for Global Communities: Virtual Trip to Tuvalu and Kiribati

7. Image source: Asia Society (2011), Educating for Global Competence

8. This presentation was designed by the MADE CLEAR Learning Sciences Research Team at the University of Maryland, College Park (
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.