Fig. 1. Article published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser in 2011 about rising sea levels.
Image from Honolulu Star Advertiser
Icebergs and glaciers have different effects rising seas.
Here is an article published in 2011 that reports on the issue of sea level rise. Even though the information in the article is correct, there is a slight misinterpretation in the photo caption - can you find it?
Fig. 1. Article published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser in 2011 about rising sea levels. Image from Honolulu Star Advertiser
Let's zoom in on that photo...
Fig. 2. What do you notice about the information in the photo caption above? Image from article in Honolulu Star Advertiser
What did you see?
If you noted that melting icebergs don't cause the sealevel to rise, you were correct! Many people might not know the difference between icebergs and glaciers, but now that you've investigated them, you know that melting glaciers are contributing to sea level rise, not icebergs.
If they noted that melting icebergs don't cause the sealevel to rise, they were correct!
Many people might not know the difference between icebergs and glaciers, but now that your students have investigated them, they know that melting glaciers are contributing to sea level rise. On the other hand, the melting of Icebergs does not affect sea level.
What did your students notice?