MyCoast: New Jersey High Water

• This interactive map and citizen science project allows students to examine images and a map of flooding instances in New Jersey. 
• The site allows for participants to explore other photo submissions and submit their own photos of high water events occurring in their community. 

Positives

• This resource allows students to recognize the impacts of climate change in their local communities. 
• Students have the opportunity to collect their own data and contribute to a citizen science project. 
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Participants who submit their own photos must register to create a free account. 
• Prior understanding or investigations about tides and "King Tides" may be helpful when examining this resource.
  

Differentiation

• Cross-curricular connections can be made using the data in this resource to discuss environmental justice and the ways in which climate change can have unequal impacts on different communities. 
• Science or engineering classes could examine this resource and then challenge students to develop solutions to mitigate flooding. 
• This resource can be paired with this video about sea level rise in Massachusetts and this article about solutions for keeping communities safe from coastal flooding.