Virtual Field Labs

Free education resources

Virtual Field Labs are facilitated investigations that engage students in generating, analyzing, and interpreting data with U.S. Ice Drilling climate scientists.

Virtual Field Labs – Sea level rise and Thwaites Glacier: Vital signs of the doomsday glacier with Dr. Karen Alley and Dr. Richard Alley

Virtual Field Labs – Comparing Climate Change Past and Present – Carly Peltier

Virtual Field Labs – Climate Warnings from Alaska-Dr. Dom Winski

Analyzing how snowfall and snow melt events have changed since fossil fuels became the dominant fuel source for humans.

Virtual Field Labs – Ice Sheet Stability in a Warming World-Climate Clues from the Past with Dr. Meredith Kelly

Dr. Meredith Kelly looks at geologic clues from the end of the last ice age for insight into how our current ice sheets may respond to the rapid warming of our planet. These videos are part of the U.S. Ice Drilling Program's School of Ice Virtual Field Lab series.

Virtual Field Labs – Abrupt Climate Disruptions with Dr. Erich Osterberg

Dr. Erich Osterberg explores abrupt climate disruptions in the past as a way to predict the abrupt climate changes we can expect in the future. These videos are part of the U.S. Ice Drilling Program's School of Ice Virtual Field Lab series.