This activity invites students to model and observe the effect of melting ice sheets (from land) on sea level and the difference between the effect of melting sea-ice to that of melting land ice on sea level.
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Grade Level: 3-5,
6-8
Grade Level: 3-5,
6-8
Students will watch a video on the Greenland Ice Sheet and answer questions.
Grade Level: 3-5,
6-8
Students watch the video Frozen Earth and answer the following questions that discuss how ice helps moderate the planet's temperature using NASA satellites.
Grade Level: 3-5,
6-8
This activity invites students to simulate and observe the different effects on sea level from melting sea-ice.
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Students consider the impact of changing conditions on the remote island of Little Diomede, Alaska after they investigate the relationship between seasonal trends in sea ice extent with shortwave and longwave radiation flux described in Earth’s energy budget.
Grade Level: 3-5,
6-8,
9-12
This graphic organizer may be used to help students analyze the processes and components of Earth System phenomena.