Biology: Sea Level Rise Case Study

Students use real data from James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge and Midway Atoll as well as build physical models of sea level inundation to explore the impact of climate change on the protected birds Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) and Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes). They also will explore the concept of carbon footprints and make a personal action pledge to reduce their carbon emissions.

Here is the link to our case study on albatrosses.

We got the idea from this case study from National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science. We decided to adapt this lesson to be more place-based and focus on Hawaii.

For more info, you can also check out https://www.islandarks.org/