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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 9 8 14 : Italian Adventurer to Live on Iceberg Until It Melts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about how Alex Bellini plans to live on an iceberg in order to draw attention to the issue of global warming.
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US Geological Survey

Us Geological Survey: Glaciers and Glaciations

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the links to learn about snow accumulation, mass, balance and flow of glaciers. Find the cause of glacial decline.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Rapid Changes in Glaciers and Ice Sheets

For Students 9th - 10th
The world's glaciers and ice sheets are melting according to this extensive report. It makes recommendations on how to monitor this situation, explains what we know about the past when there was much less ice in the world, describes what...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes what glaciers are.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes what glaciers are.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mapping the Glaciers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, young scholars will use Minnesota Geological Survey 3-D maps of the upper Midwest to trace the outlines of where they believe glaciers may have affected North America. They will identify landforms that resulted from...
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Changing Planet: Melting Glaciers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners sort photographs of glaciers and measure glacial retreat to observe how alpine glaciers have retreated over the past century. Includes a printable worksheet, links to relevant materials, and extension activities.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Ice Cream Model How Glaciers Formed the Minnesota Landscape

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This classroom demonstration using ice cream illustrates to young scholars the effects that the glaciers had on Minnesota's landscape.
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PBS

Pbs: Introduction to Glaciers

For Students 5th - 9th
This interactive tutorial illustrates all the different types of glaciers. Learn about how they move, how they form, where they are found, and more.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Explore Nature: Views: Glaciers: Embark on a Journey

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about types, features, and movement of glaciers, erosion and deposition of rock, and locations of glaciers in our National Parks. Read about how scientists monitor glacial movement and conduct scientific research on climate's...
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Other

Sierra Club: Yosemite Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
John Muir was in the Yosemite Valley in 1871. These notes describe his journey, explaining much about Yosemite glaciers and the progress they've made over time.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
In this simulation, users can adjust mountain snowfall and temperature to see the glacier grow and shrink or use scientific tools to measure thickness, velocity, and glacial budget. Java is required.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust mountain snowfall and temperature to see the glacier grow and shrink. Use scientific tools to measure thickness, velocity and glacial budget.
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US Geological Survey

Us Geological Survey: Glaciers Help Shape Mount Rainier

For Students 9th - 10th
Description, facts, maps and history of Mt. Rainier, in Washington State. Also links to recent research and publications.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Deposition by Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Terrain features caused by glacial deposition.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Erosion by Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Terrain features caused by glacial erosion.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Greenland: Ice on the Move

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR offers a photographic slide show on the status of Greenland's ice glaciers as they start to melt and the consequences of the melting for the future.
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Other

University of Vermont: What Are the Physical Effects of Glaciers?

For Students 3rd - 8th
See what a glacier in Vermont has done to a mountain. What marks did it leave behind? Click on this site and find out!
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Glaciers in Our Own Backyard

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify glacial activity and infer how those events shape the area. This lesson involves a filed trip to a location where it is possible to examine glacial events.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Sinking Water: Glaciers, Ocean Currents and Weather Patterns

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lesson where students learn how warm water is less dense than cold water, and what this means for global climate change as ice from the polar regions melts. Students will do experiments in buoyancy and water density when hot or cold,...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Field Activity: Exploring Glaciers, Ancient Seas, and Volcanism

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this geoscience all day field activity at Interstate State Park at Taylors Falls, MN, students investigate and explore three events in Minnesota geological history.
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Indiana University

Indiana Univ. Bloomington:geo Notes: Moraines: Evidence of Ice Age Glaciers [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what moraines are, how they are formed, some types, and where they are found in Indiana.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 3: Land Ice

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that investigates climate and the cryosphere. Here you can learn about how glaciers form. Understand how glaciers offers scientist evidence for climate change. Lab includes both an online...
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Iceberg

For Students 9th - 10th
This beautiful image shows a unique looking iceberg in Greenland. There is a blue sky and the iceberg reflects off the cold water.

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