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- The
Topic:
- Glaciers
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- Easier - Glaciers are
rivers of ice that move very slowly. They can take a
year to move as far as you can walk in a few minutes.
When a piece of a glacier breaks off and floats in the
water, it's called an iceberg.
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- Harder - Glaciers
form high in mountain valleys (valley glaciers) and in
polar regions (continental glaciers) where the snow
falls but never melts. The heavy snow crushes the
layers below and forms a mountain of ice. As the
glacier moves slowly down the mountain, it grinds
against the ground and the walls of the valley to make
it deep and wide. Glaciers cover about six million
square miles which is about three percent of the
earth's surface.
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- All
About Glaciers (National Snow and Ice Data
Center)
- http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/glaciers/
- What is a glacier? How is a glacier formed? Why do
glaciers move? What are the components of a glacier?
Where are glaciers located? What types of glaciers are
there? How do glaciers affect the land, people? Are
glaciers dangerous? How do glaciers reflect climate
change?
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- Charlotte,
The Vermont Whale: Glaciers and the Glacial
Ages
- http://www.uvm.edu/whale/GlaciersGlacialAges.html
- What are glaciers? How do they form? What are the
physical effects of glaciers? Can these effects be
seen here in Vermont? How frequently do Ice Ages
occur? When did the last glacial age end? Will
glaciers again advance over North America?
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- Glacier
Homepage
- http://www.glacier.rice.edu/
- Find information about glaciers, the global
climate, living in and studying Antarctica, animal
life at the poles, and more!
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- Glacier
Power by D. Sandberg (University of Alaska
Fairbanks)
- http://www.asf.alaska.edu:2222/
- Meet your guides, the ice worms, who lead you
through this online earth science unit on
glaciers.
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- Using the websites, complete one or more
of the following activities:
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- Select a role and use the links below
to solve the problem or create a
project.
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- Glacier Artist. You're an artist
exploring the beauty of glaciers. Create a
picture showing how a glacial area might
change over millions of years. Create the
picture as a series of panels like a
cartoon.
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- Glacier Forecaster. You're a
weather forecaster trying to predict the next
ice age. Based on information about past ice
ages, global climate, and other factors,
create a chart showing the past, present, and
future of glaciers.
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- Glacier Reporter. Write about what
you think it might be like to live near a
glacier. Read personal experiences on
The
Glacier Homepage. Locate a school near a
glacier. Interview a student there via email
to find out what it's like to live near a
glacier. Use the Web66:
International School Web Site Registry to
locate a school on the Internet. Compare your
original ideas with the interview
results.
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- Glaciologist. There are many types
of glaciers. Use the All
About Glaciers (National Snow and Ice
Data Center) to explore each type. Create
a pretend island off the coast of Greenland.
Give the island a name, and create a wall
chart showing each type of glacier. Create
'flip card' labels that describe each
glacier.
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- In the News. Read articles about
Glacier
News and Glaciers
in the News. Take one of the news stories
and create a short news video. http://ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/news/
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- Glacier Photographer. Copy one of
the pictures from the Glacier
Image Database into a word processor.
Write a story about an adventure set on the
glacier. Be sure to use the science of
glaciers in your story.
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- Junior Glaciologist. After
learning all about glaciers, find out more by
submitting a question to a glaciologist at
the
Glaciers
in the News site.
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- Complete a WebQuest. Adapt or
follow the directions found at one of the
following webQuest sites:
- 1) Glaciers (Grade 6) by K.
Rankin
- http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/ms/glacier/Glaciers.htm
- 2) Webquest for Glacier National Park
http://www.montana.edu/4teachers/instcomp/studentactivity/glacier/GlacierQuest1a.html
- 3) Glaciers and Glaciation by J. M.
Bentley http://www.davison.k12.mi.us/bentley/glaciers.htm
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- Websites By Kids For Kids
- Glacial
Activity Online
- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5280/
- This student project discusses the different types
of glaciers. It also describes glaciers of the past
and present.
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- Glacier
National Park
- http://library.thinkquest.org/J002205/
- This web project focuses on Glacier National
Park.
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- Glacier
Page
- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3876/glaciers.html
- This page about glaciers is part of a larger
project on snow. It contains simple drawing of a
glacier.
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- Moraine
Valley Project
- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3729/
- This ThinkQuest project focuses on the impact of
glaciers on what is now the Chicago area.
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- A Few More Websites
- Alaska Science Forum (Geophysical Institute,
University of Alaska, Fairbanks)
- Here are selected text articles about glaciers
in Alaska.
- 1) Surging Glaciers by F. Pedersen http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF2/241.html
- 2) How Glaciers Move by T. N. Davis http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF4/415.html
- 3) Glacial Erosion by T. N. Davis http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF4/416.html
- 4) Columbia Glacier Retreating by L. Gedney
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF6/647.html
- 5) The Columbia Glacier by L. Mayo http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF6/667.html
- 6) Touring the Inside of a Glacier by L. Gedney
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF6/672.html
- 7) Don't Build On A Glacier's Right-Of-Way by L.
Gedney http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF7/714.html
- 8) Black Rapids Glacier Galloped to Fame in 1937
by N. Rozel http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF13/1342.html
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- Benchmark
Glaciers from the U.S. Geological
Survey
- http://ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/
- USGS operates a long-term 'benchmark' glacier
program to monitor climate, glacier motion, glacier
mass balance, glacier geometry, and stream runoff at a
few sites in Alaska and Washington State. Here you can
ask a question of a glaciologist/
- Sections Within the Website:
- 2) Questions and Myths http://ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/FAQ.htm
- 3) Glaciers in the News http://ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/news/
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- Features
of Alpine Glaciation by M. Mustoe
- http://www.tinynet.com/glacier.html
- This website has information on glaciers and
various types of glacial movement.
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- Glacier
Image Database (University of
Cincinnati)
- http://tvl1.geo.uc.edu/ice/Image/imageref.html
- Here are images of glaciers from around the
world.
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- Glacier
Links
- http://www.mysteries-megasite.com/main/bigsearch/glacier.html
- This links-page connects to hundreds of
websites.
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- Glaciers-Rivers
of Ice from the National Park
Service
- http://www.nps.gov/olym/edglac.htm
- This site from Olympic National Park provides
information about glaciers.
- Another Related NPS Website:
- 2) National Park Geology Tour: Glaciers
http://www.aqd.nps.gov/grd/tour/glaciers.htm
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- Glaciers
and Glaciation Links from the U.S.
Geological Survey
- http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/Glaciers/framework.html
- This site links to good glacier
websites.
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- Neill's
Geology: Glaciologists
- http://members.tripod.com/ciara_n/geology/glaciologists.html
- Climb around on glaciers and study things that
have gotten trapped inside them.
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- Websites For Teachers
- Changing
Earth (Grade 3-4)
- http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorer-db/rsrc/783750608-447DED81.1.htm
- Here is a lesson to help learners understand that
the Earth's surface is continually changing and
consider the effect of glaciers.
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- Lesson
Plans by Dr. Chip at Glacier
Power
- http://www.asf.alaska.edu:2222/guide_begin.html
- This is a teachers guide for an earth science
curriculum unit on glaciers.
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ice flow
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water
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glacier lily
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Glaciation
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glacial epoch
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firn
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mountain valleys
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valley glacier
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melt water
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esker
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moraine
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ice
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iceberg
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continental glacier
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snow
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ablation
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drumlin
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'calving'
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crevasse
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ice field
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ice cave
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sediment
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striation
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Antarctica
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ice shelf
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internal deformation
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accumulation
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bed deformation
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erosion
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deposit
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Ice
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recrystallize
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scour
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grind
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evaporation
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glacial horn
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löess
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cirques
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Larry
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Nancy
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