Essential+Questions

1) What factors contribute to our rising sea levels? 2) What does 'rising sea levels' mean? 3) Which glaciers are there in New Zealand? (show on a map) 4) How much of the Earth is currently under water? 5) Which cities in the world are situated below sea level? (show in a map with a brief explanation)
 * Knowledge Questions**:

1) Why are sea levels rising? (provide a diagram as well as an explanation) 2) How have sea levels risen in the past? (find patterns to show this and explain them in your words) 3) If polar ice caps continue to melt, which animals will be the most threatened?
 * Comprehension Questions:**

1) Construct a scale model of the earth and how it will look like when the sea level rises?
 * Application Question:**

What are the effects of warmer water temperatures on our sea life? How does this affect us? (show in a food chain like diagram)
 * Analysis Question:**

How does each contributing factor impact on our rising sea levels? (rank them in order of the impact they have)
 * Evaluation Question:**

How high will the sea levels rise by 2050?
 * Synthesis Question:**


 * SO WHAT?!** Design a video showing how sea levels are rising and what we can do to stop this

Extra questions for experts... __2) How many animals will be extinct if rising sea levels aren't stopped? (S) 3) How much percent of the land will be under water if the sea level rises by 12m. (S) 4) How many meters will the sea level rise by if the polar icecaps melt? (S) 5) What countries will be under water when the sea level rises? (S)__