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Historic Preservation and Climate Change
Provided by: Rutgers Climate Institute |Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This video from the Rutgers Climate Institute focuses on the research done by Amanda O'Lear, a graduate student at Rutgers University, which found that almost all of New Jersey's historic sites are at risk of flooding.
- Her research categorizes these sites by flood risk and can be used to prioritize safety measures for the historic sites most at risk.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, History, Engineering
Authors: Rutgers Climate Institute
Region: New Jersey
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This short video shows that young people can make important discoveries and impact their society.
- The video uses graphics, research articles, and interviews to make it engaging and credible.
Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with academic research and articles.
- Students should have an understanding of climate change and its impacts.
Differentiation & Implementation
- A possible activity is to have students look at the data from the sources that Amanda O'Lear used, and see if they come to the same conclusion.
- This video can be used as a research example, and students could do their own research to see if they can answer similar questions about climate change in their area.
- Some related resources are this video, Health and Medical Lifelines Flood Exposure Analysis, this video, Changing Planet: Rising Sea Level, and this article, How a Changing Climate Is Impacting US River Systems.
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