• This video explains why flooding has increased in New Jersey and makes the case for investing in solutions now, to prevent higher costs later. 

Positives

• It clearly explains how sea level rise leads to floods, with convincing footage of New Jersey floods.
• It makes an economic case for investing in solutions now.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with Hurricane Sandy and its affects on NJ in 2012.
• Students should know the terms groundwater and Nor'easter.

Differentiation

• Economics classes can look at the claim that FEMA studies show that $1 spent today saves a recovery cost of $6, and try to support the claim with data.
• Civics classes can look at policies that can be implemented to protect homes, schools, drinking water, and streets from flooding.
• ELA classes can start a letter-writing campaign during a unit on persuasive writing.
• Students can visit the website sealevelrise.org for more information on sea-level rise in the United States.
• Other resources related to this topic include What Causes Sea Level Rise and How Is It Affecting New Jersey's Coastal Communities? and Climate Change: What's at Stake for New Jersey?
  

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