Slow the Rise Maine: High School Youth Action Project

• This article and video introduces the youth action project out of Kennebunk High School about sea level rise in Maine, which is a part of the Gulf of Maine Field Studies class at the University of New England.
• Students will learn about the Gulf of Maine Field Studies class, the youth project focused on climate advocacy and active learning, and how Maine's coast is facing rising sea levels caused by global climate change.

Positives

• The video is well-produced and engaging.
• The article has an insightful section about traditional science education as a whole.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• An advertisement may play before the video begins.
• Students should understand what climate change is and how humans are contributing to it.
  

Differentiation

• This resource could augment a lesson about sea level rise, climate mitigation, climate adaptation in coastal areas, and climate solutions.
• This resource could enhance a classroom discussion on climate activism in America, what this activism has accomplished, and strategies the climate movement could employ to reach its goals.
• After watching the video, the teacher could lead a brainstorming session where students consider how they can fight climate change in their own lives and protect the environment.
• Have students research similar opportunities to do field work, learn about climate solutions, or participate in a climate-focused class in collaboration with a university in their area.