Snow and Ice: Information
Everything
You Wanted to Know About Sea Ice
This
site from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is designed for elementary and
middle school students and answers many questions students have about
sea ice. You could have your students try to answer some of these questions
as a pre-activity and then compare their answers to the scientist's answers.
This also provides several graphics of different types of sea ice. Images
from this site may be used by the public free of charge (see copyright
information). These images would help a student who is reading descriptions
of the early Polar explorations.
Earth
and Space Sciences Standard 2: Understands Earth's composition and structure
Understanding
Polar Ice
USA Today provides
an easy-to-read article and a lot of resources related to polar ice and
the effect its melting might have on the world. Also provided are links
to many graphics that make the topic easier to understand.
Earth and Space
Sciences Standard 2: Understands Earth's composition and structure
Nature of Science
Standard 11: Understands the nature of scientific knowledge
Earth and Space Sciences Standard 1: Understands atmospheric processes
and the water cycle
Earth and Space Sciences Standard 3: Understands the composition and structure
of the universe and Earth's place in it
Ice
Age Online
This informational
site from the Denver Natural History Museum provides good graphics and
short informational blurbs about many ice age animals and facts about
the Pleistocene Ice Age. The site is attractive and would provide many
facts for those doing research on this topic or as a textbook supplement.
Earth and Space
Sciences Standard 2: Understands Earth's composition and structure
Nature of Science
Standard 11: Understands the nature of scientific knowledge
Nature of Science Standard 12: Understands the nature of scientific inquiry
Life Sciences Standard 7: Understands biological evolution and the diversity
of life
Earth and Space Sciences Standard 1: Understands atmospheric processes
and the water cycle
Earth and Space Sciences Standard 3: Understands the composition and structure
of the universe and Earth's place in it
All
About Glaciers
A site designed for
the general public, it provides basic information about glaciers, how
they are formed, why they move, and how they affect the land and people.
For those studying global warming, the section on "how glaciers reflect
climate change" is of particular interest. Easy and quick to read,
with a nice gallery of photographs, this site makes a good starting place
for those interested in understanding glaciers.
Earth and Space
Sciences Standard 1: Understands atmospheric processes and the water cycle
Earth and Space Sciences Standard 2: Understands Earth's composition and
structure
Life Cycle of A Glacier
NOVA presents a narrated
cartoon slide show illustrating the life of a snowflake in a glacier.
Attractive and accurate, this may help students who rely on graphical
illustrations of processes for understanding.
Earth and Space
Sciences Standard 1: Understands atmospheric processes and the water cycle
Earth and Space Sciences Standard 2: Understands Earth's composition and
structure
EarthComm - Cryosphere
Using the links provided on this page, you can learn more about ice, glaciers, and global sea level. Many of the articles are geared
toward adult readers.
Earth and Space
Sciences Standard 1: Understands atmospheric processes and the water cycle
Earth and Space Sciences Standard 2: Understands Earth's composition and
structure
Snow
Crystals
Designed for the
general public, this site is full of great information about snow and
its structure. You can learn how snow is classified, how to make snow
crystal fossils, and can watch how snowflakes grow and change over time
(Designer Snowflakes). The Physics behind snowflake formation is explained
clearly and succinctly.
Earth and Space
Sciences Standard 1: Understands atmospheric processes and the water cycle
Physical Sciences Standard 8: Understands the structure and properties
of matter
Greatest
Snowfalls In North America
This site from Fact
Monster provides a lot of information about record snowfalls and other
extreme winter weather around the world. Great for trivia games.
Mathematics Standard 6: Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts
of statistics and data analysis
Sea
Ice: An Antarctic Habitat
Clear descriptions
and pictures of different types of sea ice as well as a look at research
being done to study it. The links will also take you to some information
about sea ice in the Arctic. Click on the English flag if you reach pages
written in German. A good place for student research.
Earth and Space
Sciences Standard 1: Understands atmospheric processes and the water cycle
Nature
of Science Standard 12: Understands the nature of scientific inquiry
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