Resource Type
Presentation
Region
Arctic
Grade
Middle School and Up
Permission
Download and Share
Presentation Type
Special Event (i.e. science nights)
Author(s)
Jeanine Gelhaus
Topic
Earth Science
Water Cycle, Weather, and Climate
Snow and Ice Science
Oceanography

This presentation is designed to supplement an eighth grade science unit on polar ice but could easily be used for other audiences. The presentation covers the differences between ice in the Arctic and Antarctica, how ice affects salinity, temperature and currents, an exploration of various ice types and a summary of current research efforts to study polar ice.

Jeanine Gelhaus <gelhaje [at] medford.k12.wi.us> Capstone Project Fall 2013. Integrated Life and Earth Sciences in the Polar Regions.

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