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  • 1. Cities
  • 2. Materials
  • 3. Rising Seas
  • 4. Climate Migrants
  • 5. Exhibition
  • Bibliography

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Session 3

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Climate Change Challenge: Rising Seas and Cities
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Painting showing a man scuba diving in front of a building in Venice as the extremely high water level reaches the building's window.

READ: Booklet

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A diver under water looking at the ruins of a city.

COLOUR: Pages

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Painting showing a canal in Venice with gondolas.

TEACHING GUIDE

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Painting showing a big cruise boat on water in Venice.

LISTEN: Read aloud

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An illustration showing a crowd standing in the sea with a city behind them.

MAKE! Hands-on Activity

As the Earth’s temperature has warmed due to climate change, the northern and southern polar ice caps have begun to melt at an alarming rate.

Because of this, some of the Earth’s coastal regions are at risk from flooding, while others could be entirely submerged by water. Though some parts of the world may not be directly threatened by rising sea levels, they can be indirectly impacted by changes in weather patterns that will occur as a result of changing oceans.

This session informs children about the impacts of global warming on water levels and the man-made environment. Venice, a city built on water that has long struggled with floods and sinking, will be the reference. The session will explore Venice in order to introduce design concepts that builders, architects and engineers have turned to protect at risk regions from sea level rise. Children will be encouraged to envision and share their own solutions to protect buildings from flooding.

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