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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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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Antarctica Maps: The Only Direction is North!
Preview: When standing at the geographic South Pole, the only direction you can go is North! Before beginning any study of Antarctica, this activity will guide students...
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To the Ends of the Earth: Polar Opposites
DOWNLOAD Activity –(To view correctly, open with Google Docs.) Preview: Going to the “ends of the Earth” takes you to the Arctic and the Antarctic. This activity...
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Slip Sliding Away: Glacier Dynamics
Download Full Activity—(To view correctly, open with Google Docs.) Video: How to Make Glacier Goo Preview Students explore how glaciers move by using “glacier goo/flubber,” (a polymer...
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Nature vs. Science –Hypothesis Card Game
DOWNLOAD Activity – To view correctly, open in Google Docs. Download Powerpoint Examples for Students Preview: Students play a game of cards to learn how scientists study...
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The Long Haul–Ice Core Challenge: Keeping Ice Cores Frozen from Field to Lab
DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY (Be sure to open the document first with Google Docs before using it.) VIDEO: The Long Haul (Also available at the bottom of this page.)...
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Life Cores
DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY Preview: By building a personal “life core,” students are introduced to some of the techniques and vocabulary used by scientists as they study ice cores....
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Extreme Cold Weather Gear
Preview: Antarctica is the highest, driest, windiest, coldest place on Earth. Working there requires special clothing to ensure survival. Animals have adapted well to the harsh...
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Polar Detectives
Students make a model of annual ice layers in an ice core and then graph data from real ice cores to draw conclusions about the impact of...
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