CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Glaciers
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes what glaciers are.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Glaciers
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes what glaciers are.
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...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Glaciers and Icebergs
A lesson plan for simulating glacial scraping with extensions that investigate iceberg towing and iceberg melting.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming: Glaciers
Information on how glaciers shaped the landscape of Grand Teton.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Landforms
Understand the formation and geology of different landforms around the Earth.
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.
US Geological Survey
Us Geological Survey: South Cascade Glacier
Learn about the history, mass balance, and meteorological data of the South Cascade Glacier. View several photos of the South Cascade Glacier.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Mediterranean Sea: Which Types of Landforms Do We Know?
Join Aldo, and learn about many different types of geological landforms.
PBS
Newton's Apple: Glacier Activity
Learn about how glaciers were formed and then do a simulation activity of a glacier moving slowly down a hill. What does it deposit?
Other
University of Vermont: What Are the Physical Effects of Glaciers?
See what a glacier in Vermont has done to a mountain. What marks did it leave behind? Click on this site and find out!
Other
The Geography Site
The Geography Site offers many links for your geography research. Links offered are to physical geography, human geography, environment, online lessons, and much more.
Other
Grid Adrenal: Global Freshwater Resources: Quantity and Distribution by Region
Glaciers and icecaps contain approximately 70% of the world's freshwater, but groundwater is by far the most abundant and readily available source of freshwater. This graphic illustrates the quantity (in cubic kilometres) and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ice Age Vocabulary Game
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an interactive flashcard game. At the end, students can test themselves with a matching activity.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Understanding Deposition in Geology
Explains what is meant by the deposition of sediments by wind and water and provides examples of the resulting landforms.
Other
Chemistry Lectures/regelation
An incredibly informative graphic depicting ice regelation. Explains the phenomenon using LeChatelier's principle. Identifies application of regelation.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Glacier
This photo shows the beautiful sight of a giant glacier. This glacier has formed slowly over many years, gradually making its way down a mountain, adding ice and snow with each passing day.
Curated OER
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Glacier
Labeled diagram of the principal formations associated with glaciers.