The Sea Is Moving in on New Jersey's Biggest Landfill

• This video shows students that some landfills in New Jersey will likely be partially underwater or completely underwater in this century. 
  
• The video identifies that the Meadowlands area and the Middlesex County landfill are both at risk of inundation due to sea level rise. 
  

Positives

• Large font text accompanies the narration and there are many clips of the trash sites discussed in the video.
• The aerial maps showing how far inland the ocean will come at high tide are very helpful.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• There are ads before the video.
• The video discusses Superstorm Sandy, so you may want to provide some information about that hurricane for context.
  

Differentiation

• Social studies and civics classes could use this video to discuss the role of governments and regulations to protect the public and plan for natural disasters.
• Science classes could use this video as a hook for lessons about sea level rise, decomposition, coastal ecosystems, and water pollution.
• This video brings up a social justice topic that could be explored further: landfill locations and waste management in New Jersey and around the world.
• Other resources to consider on this topic include this #Trashtag article, this interactive resource about living within the planet's boundaries, and this interactive mapping tool by the Nature Conservancy.
  

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