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Univ. Of Copenhagen: Centre for Ice and Climate: Preserved Fossil Dna in the Ice

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how fossil DNA data that is collected from ice cores is used by scientists to reconstruct the composition of past ecosystems and their biodiversity, as well as climates. There is a great deal of other information on the website...
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Ice Core Facility (Nsf Icf): About Ice Cores

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic resource for learning about how ice cores are collected, the information we can learn from them about Earth's climate history, the types of research being done with them, and how they are stored. Includes lots of videos.
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PBS

Pbs: Nova: Learning About Earth's History With Ice Cores

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains how ice cores are used to analyze past events like air pollution, volcanic activity, climate changes, and radioactivity.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Ice and Sediment Cores

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how scientists look inside glacial ice sheets by studying ice cores and use the clues found there to learn about past climates.