Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
2017
Series
VA SEA 2017 Lesson Plans
Abstract
This lesson uses a hands-on demonstration to give students an understanding of how this critical ecosystem can keep pace with sea-level rise. Students will have the opportunity to make and test hypotheses about how different animals can affect salt marsh resilience, after learning about simple ecological interactions.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/V5M14T
Keywords
Salt Marsh, Wetlands, Secondary Education, Lesson Plans, Marine Science
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Publication Statement
This lesson was developed in alignment with the 2010 Virginia Department of Education’s Science Standards of Learning.
Funding
This work is sponsored by the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative, which supports collaborative research that addresses coastal management problems important to the reserves. The Science Collaborative is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and managed by the University of Michigan Water Center
Recommended Citation
Williams, B. L. (2017) Keeping Up with Sea-Level Rise: Salt Marsh Accretion. Subjects: Earth Science, Marine / Ocean Science Grades: 9-12. VA SEA 2017 Lesson Plans. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5M14T
