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ELA – E-day #1

“Here Are 5 National Landmarks Facing Climate Threats”

Problem and Solution; Cause and Effect

This article analyzes many problems facing landmarks due to the rise in global climate. Some portions of the article describe solutions to the problems, while other parts focus more on the causes of these problems.

Directions: Fill in the chart below with the proper problem(s) or solution.

Problem / Solution
Just 5 feet of sea level rise would bring water up to the steps of Fanueil Hall.
Managers at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island have raised electrical infrastructure 20 feet above sea level.
Two-thirds of NASA facilities sit within 16 feet of sea level.

Directions: Fill in the chart below with the proper cause or effect.

Cause / Effect
There has been a rise in large wildfires across the West since the 1970s.
There were two large wildfires in Mesa Verde in 2000.
Temperatures have risen nearly 3 degrees in Alaska since the 1950s.
There has been increased coastal erosion in Alaska.

Math E-Day #1

Refer to the article entitled “Here Are 5 National Landmarks Facing Climate Threats.”

1. The opening paragraph refers to the number of people that visited America’s National Parks last year. How many people visited each park, ON AVERAGE? Show what work you did to find this number (to the nearest whole number):

2. In paragraph two, it states that at least 85 sites have already felt the impacts of climate change. What percentage of all National Parks is this (to the nearest whole number)?

3. In reference to Ellis Island, about how many immigrants entered per year through Ellis Island during its 1892-1954 operating time?

4. In reference to Mesa Verde National Park, it is stated that two fires in 2000 burned nearly 25,000 acres, or roughly half of the park. How many acres are in the total park?

5. The 2011 report that stated that for every 1.8oF the temperature rises, “the area burned would increase fourfold.” How much acreage would you expect to have burned in the West?

6. We know that 1 acre= 43,560 SQUARE FEET. How many square feet are in 25,000 acres? Write this number in SCIENTIFIC NOTATION.

American History 8

E-Day One – Here are 5 National Landmarks Facing Climate Threats

Directions: Use this article, your History textbook and your own knowledge of Social Studies to answer the following questions.

1.)What famous act of protest was planned in the Boston Historical District in Faneuil Hall? ______

2.)What was the name of the famous patriot leader whose group planned the protest that was being described in questions 1? ______

3.)According to the article, approximately how many years ago did the first humans migrate to North America? ______

4.)Scientists believe these first humans crossed what to reach the Americas from Asia? ______

5.)From where did NASA launch the space shuttle that would be the first to land a man on the moon? ______

6.)Approximately 12 million immigrants were processed and registered at this location as they moved from (mostly) Europe to begin a new life in the USA? ______

7.)What landmark did many of these newly arriving immigrants see that is still visited by millions of tourists each year today? ______

8.)In which US city are the two landmarks mentioned in numbers 6 and 7 located? ______

Short Answer: Answer the following questions in at least one complete sentence.

1.)What was being protested by Boston’s Sons of Liberty that was being addressed in the Article? Why were the Sons of Liberty upset? ______

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2.)How do archeologists know how the first humans migrated to reach North America from Asia? ______

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Science E-Day #1

  1. Climate change is causing ______to rise along coastlines and is threatening to flood many historical landmarks located near large bodies of water.
  1. One historical city is particularly concerned about the future of its landmarks. The National Climate Assessment projected that the city of ______could experience a sea level rise of up to 6 feet by the year 2100.
  1. Sea levels in New York Harbor have risen about one foot since 1892 and will most likely continue to rise (unless drastic measures are taken soon). How are city managers planning to protect the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island from damaging those sites in the future?

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  1. NASA’s facilities are also at great risk due to the rise of sea level. Name three preventative measures that have been taken at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and other sites in the attempt to protect these properties.

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  1. ______and ______are two climate factors that have already increased the occurrences of large wildfires in the western part of United States. Which National Park is most threatened by these fires? ______
  1. In Alaska, the temperature is rising, causing large amounts of ______to melt. Because the amount of sea ice is smaller, the coasts are more susceptible to coastal ______.
  1. The “spheres” of the earth are very much connected (biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere and hydrosphere). Explain how each of these spheres play a part in climate change.