Case Study

This worksheet supports students in Grades 5 and 6 as they explore real-world climate science through an informational case study about melting glaciers in Greenland. Learners strengthen reading comprehension, scientific reasoning, and environmental literacy as they analyze how the enhanced greenhouse effect contributes to warming oceans, rising sea levels, and long-term global consequences for ecosystems and human communities.

Learning Goals

• Climate Change Impacts (Grades 5-6) – Students explain how increased greenhouse gases contribute to glacier melt and sea-level rise.
• Scientific Cause-and-Effect – Learners analyze connections between atmospheric warming, ocean temperature, and ice loss.
• Global Awareness & Vulnerability – Students identify regions and communities, such as island nations, that are most affected by rising seas.
• Solution-Oriented Thinking – Prompts encourage proposing local and global actions to slow climate change and reduce future damage.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper-elementary climate and Earth science standards.
• Real-World Relevance – Uses a current, authentic environmental issue to deepen understanding and engagement.
• Balanced Question Types – Includes comprehension, analysis, and solution-based prompts.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Ideal for independent reading, small-group discussion, homework, or assessment.

This melting glaciers case study worksheet helps students connect scientific concepts to real environmental challenges affecting the planet today. By examining glacier loss, sea-level rise, and community impact, learners strengthen science literacy, critical thinking, and written explanation skills. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this printable resource offers meaningful, low-prep practice that supports deeper understanding of climate change and its global effects.

This worksheet is part of our Greenhouse Effect Worksheets collection.