Are the Arctic ice caps really melting out of existence? Junior climatologists examine the statistics of ice decline through four math-based lessons. Each activity incorporates data, climate information, and environmental impact into an eye-opening exercise in interpreting and graphing to make predictions.

Concepts

climate change, ice, statistics, linear equations writing, linear graphs, exponential equations, exponential notation, data analysis, graphing data, the arctic

Show More Show Less

Additional Tags

science

Show More Show Less

Instructional Ideas

• Execute one of the four activities as a stand-alone, or use them back to back for big-picture learning
• Break up the lesson by showing some of the suggested videos of the impacts of melting ice caps on Arctic organisms

Classroom Considerations

• Make sure groups are balanced in math abilities
• Provide plenty of graph paper for each working group

Pros

• Contains all of the links, printables, and presentation for four complete activities
• Handy answer keys, found in the teacher's guide, make it easy to assess student learning

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSA-CED.A.1