in this activity students make a "flubber" (glue-based) glacier and analyze how changes in slope, bed property and temperature affect the flow dynamics.
(ages 6 and up)
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| flubber lab: in this activity students make a "flubber" (glue-based) glacier and analyze how changes in slope, bed property and temperature affect the flow dynamics. (ages 6 and up) |
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| satellite imagery lab: in this series of activities, students use satellite imagery to measure changes of a Greenland glacier, and then calculate the sea level contribution from one large glacier. (ages 12 and up) |
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| ice rheology lab: this is demonstration shows how ice flows around objects (e.g. to form drumlins or other glacial landforms). The concepts of regelation and pressure melting point are introduced. (ages 12 and up) |
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| glacier erosion: this activity shows students how glaciers can mold the landscape. It is a good introduction to any field trip in a glacially-altered location. (ages 9 - 12) |
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