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Sea Level Rise in the Classroom Curriculum

The curriculum is divided into 4 modules: Sea-Level Rise

and Flooding Basics, Natural Solutions, Ordinance and Policy Solutions, and Community Planning Solutions. Within each module are lessons that meet state standards for the five Gulf States.

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When Did It Happen Timeline Game

Participants will use past pop culture events from the past 30 years to guess what sea level rise will be in their community for the next 30 years.

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Marsh Migration

Participants explore how changing sea levels could impact local marsh plants and animals by observing elevations of the environments.

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Sea Level Rise Friendship Bracelets

Participants will learn about sea level rise and create a friendship bracelet to show how much sea levels are rising. 

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Heat Mapping

With the increase of temperatures in urban areas, participants will learn the importance of natural surfaces vs man-made.

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Precipitation Relays

The northern Gulf coast experiences some of the highest rainfall amounts annually. Participants will partake in a relay race activity to help visualize how much rain can fall over typical timeframes and during extreme events.

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Enviroscape Stormwater Management Activity

Participants learn the importance of a marsh and develop their own ways to manage or guide water in a community.

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Living Shoreline Boxes

Participants compare erosion from waves and storms on four different shoreline types.

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Water Cycle Dice Game

Participants will better understand how scientists measure changes in the water cycle associated with climate change.

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Community Balance Tumbling Tower

A tumbling tower game in which each removed block represents a negative impact on the community caused by sea-level rise, extreme heat, and other environmental stressors. Positive actions that support community resilience allow players to add blocks back, demonstrating how proactive efforts can help strengthen and restore their community.

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Hurricane Houses

Participants will learn how hurricanes form and what we can do as a community to be resilient when building.

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Enviroscape Development Activity

Participants learn how development influences water movement throughout a community.

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About the Program for Local Adaptation to Changing environments

PLACE fosters a network of individuals and organizations working to enhance resilience to changing environmental conditions. It increases access to and application of relevant research, stimulates dialogue around vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies, and provides resources that facilitate resilience and mitigation actions. These goals are achieved by working directly with stakeholders across the Northern Gulf to identify critical gaps and address them by leveraging the resources and expertise of the network.