Engineering Challenge: Designing a Portable Drilling Rig
Engineering Challenge: Designing a Portable Drilling Rig Download Activity (as a Google doc) Watch short video for teachers (5+ minutes) Most of the drilling rigs used by...
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Decoding Ice Cores–Isotopic Analysis–How warm was the Earth in the past?
DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY PREVIEW: In this lab we will use 5-pennies to model water molecules sampled from each of 11 different “ice core layers” dating from the present...
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Decoding Ice Cores–Atmospheric Analysis–How much Carbon dioxide was in the atmosphere in the past?
DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY PREVIEW Ice cores provide climate scientists with evidence of past CO2 levels. Climate scientists can directly measure past atmospheric gases by analyzing the air bubbles...
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All Educational Resources, Activities and Labs
All Resources, Activities and Labs This link takes you to the entire list of all activities and labs created by the Ice Drilling Program. (It is also...
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Subglacial Lakes
Download Full Activity (To View correctly, open with Google Docs.) Preview Students observe a subglacial lake model and measure changes in temperature, salinity and sea level rise...
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Albedo: Measuring the Reflective Properties of Different Surfaces
DOWNLOAD FULL ACTIVITY Preview Students will measure the albedo and surface temperature of various ice mixtures and the changing properties as the ice melts over time. Students...
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Meet the Scientists
School of Ice Presenter Bios ...
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Recommended Reliable Resources
Recommended Reliable Resources: Where do you go to find factual information based on scientific evidence? We have compiled a list of trusted digital resources for...
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Polar Science and Engineering: Drilling Back Through Time
DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY VIDEO: Polar Science and Engineering: Drilling Back Through Time Teacher Notes: This activity is offered as a means of introducing students to the Scientific and...
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The Stink Test: Validating Resources
DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY–(To view it correctly, open with Google Docs.) ACTIVITY: Validating resources for middle school and high school students. Preview: In a time when evidence based information is...
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