Teaching Tips

• Teacher should become familiar with the tool before using it in the classroom.
• Creating an activity that uses tool would be beneficial to guide student learning about sea level.
• Story maps are included as an additional tool on the visualization homepage.

About the Content

• This web mapping tool visualizes community-level impacts from coastal flooding or sea level rise (up to 6 feet above average high tides). Photo simulations of how future flooding might impact local landmarks are also provided, as well as data related to water depth, connectivity, flood frequency, socio-economic vulnerability, wetland loss and migration, and mapping confidence.
• Features of this tool: Visualize potential impacts from sea level rise through maps and photos; Learn about data and methods through documentation; Share maps and links via email and social media
• Comments from expert scientist:
  Scientific strengths:
  - This visualization tool allows the user to see potential impacts from sea level rise through maps and photos on a community level
  - Provides federal, state, and local coastal resource managers and planners with a preliminary look at sea level rise and coastal flooding impacts
  - Mapping methods include: Sea Level Rise Inundation, Inundation Uncertainty, Marsh Migration Due to Sea Level Rise, Social Vulnerability Index, Coastal Flood Frequency
  - Additional links to related data, tools, stories and training with regards to the tool
  - Easy to navigate
  Suggestions:
  Should be noted that the tool only encapsulates the United States and U.S. territories.

About the Pedagogy

• This tool provides global digital visual information about current and future estimations (to the year 2100) to enhance learning about sea level change. Specific visualizations, with background information provided, include: Sea level rise; Local scenarios; Mapping confidence; Marsh mitigation; Vulnerability; Flood frequency.
• This visualization would provide a method for students to investigate the impacts of sea level rise. Although it does not include specific lesson plans or teaching tools, this tool would enhance a lesson or unit where students can explore multiple datasets over many years. They also have a "local scenarios" feature that would help students develop plans for areas that will be impacted by future flooding.

• This resource engages students in using scientific data.
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Technical Details/Ease of Use

• The tool is intuitive to use and a short video (45 sec) and FAQ about the tool are provided. A tutorial for using the "local scenarios" section is also provided.
• Pre-made data sets for select counties can be downloaded and visualizations can be shared through multiple social media formats.

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