Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Glaciers in Our Own Backyard
Students identify glacial activity and infer how those events shape the area. This activity involves a filed trip to a location where it is possible to examine glacial events.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Ice Cream Model How Glaciers Formed the Minnesota Landscape
This classroom demonstration using ice cream illustrates to students the effects that the glaciers had on Minnesota's landscape.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Geologic Stories: Retreating Waterfalls and Fossils
A geology field investigation where students investigate fossiliferous limestone, the study local stratigraphy, and understand how glaciers and rivers have shaped the community.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mapping the Glaciers
In this activity, students will use Minnesota Geological Survey 3-D maps of the upper Midwest to trace the outlines of where they believe glaciers may have affected North America. They will identify landforms that resulted from glacial...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: Ice
Water water everywhere. There are many types of ice found surrounding the poles of the earth. Get details on the varieties of ice studied by polar scientists.
PBS
Pbs: Introduction to Glaciers
This interactive tutorial illustrates all the different types of glaciers. Learn about how they move, how they form, where they are found, and more.
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Minerals Ed
Minerals Ed:kamloops"cache Creek"pavilion Lake Field Trip [Pdf]
Learn all about geological formations through this field trip from Kamloops through Cache Creek to Pavilion Lake. Formations discussed include ancient volcanism, plutonism, sedimentation, deformation and glaciation.
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Serc: Modeling Glacier Dynamics With Flubber
This hands-on activity describes glacier mass balance in a changing climate. Learners make a glacier, construct a glacier valley, then run several tests with different values for valley slope, "flubber" temperature, and basal conditions...
Curated OER
National Park Service: North Cascades: Glaciers / Glacial Features
The North Cascades has 316 glaciers. Learn how they were formed and how they affect the land.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Ukichiro Nakaya
A short biography about Ukichiro Nakaya, who is known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences. He is credited with making the first artificial snowflakes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Deposition by Glaciers
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Terrain features caused by glacial deposition.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Erosion by Glaciers
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Terrain features caused by glacial erosion.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Global Warming
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How global warming is affecting the Earth.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Global Warming
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How global warming is affecting the Earth.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Earth and Space Science: Restless Landscapes
Material to begin an exploration of the sand formation, landforms, and underground water. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on the ice ages, glaciers, and glacial landforms, and ideas...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: What Is Glacial Erosion?
An overview of the formation and existence of glaciers, and the effects of their movement.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming: Glaciers
Information on how glaciers shaped the landscape of Grand Teton.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Complete List of Ice Shelves in Antarctica
Explains what ice shelves are and provides a list with descriptions of the ice shelves in Antarctica.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Glacier Slide
Students describe how a glacier carves land and label the characteristics formed by the glacier's movement.
US Geological Survey
Us Geological Survey: Glaciers and Ice Caps: Storehouses of Fresh Water
Locate glaciers and ice caps on a world map at this USGS site. Read about the formation of galciers and other interesting facts. Learn about the effects glaciers have on the landscape, and of their importance for our fresh water supplies.
Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington: Geo Notes: Indiana During the Great Ice Age [Pdf]
Describes the impact of the Ice Age on Indiana's geology and prehistoric wildlife.
Indiana University
Indiana Univ. Bloomington:geo Notes: Moraines: Evidence of Ice Age Glaciers [Pdf]
Explains what moraines are, how they are formed, some types, and where they are found in Indiana.
Indiana University
Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Geo Notes: Sand and Gravel: A Glacial Resource [Pdf]
Describes how glaciation created the sand and gravel deposits in Indiana and what these resources are used for.
National Snow and Ice Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center: All About Glaciers: Types of Glaciers
Provides short descriptions of thirteen types of glaciers.