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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Go Glacier Go!

For Teachers K - 4th
Students create a model of a glacier and observe how it moves. In this landforms lesson, students learn what a glacier is, build a model glacier and observe how it moves in a manner that more closely resembles a liquid than a solid.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Glacier Climbing

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discover where glaciers exist and how they move. In this glacier lesson plan, students work in groups to create a glacier in a replica valley and observe its properties.
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Handout
National Snow and Ice Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center: All About Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about glaciers. Tells about the life of a glacier, how they form, how they impact the surrounding areas, and what happens when glaciers stop growing. Includes a photo gallery, and links to scientific research on...
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: At the Edge: Monitoring Glaciers to Watch Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn why scientists have been observing glaciers since before global warming came into the forefront. Learn about the different types of glaciers and the ways to monitor them. Some of the information may be dated. (April 14, 1999)
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Handout
Other

Tulane University: Physical Geology: Glaciers and Glaciation

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of information here about glaciation, types of glaciers, the formation of glacial ice, changes in glacier size, how glaciers move, glacial erosion, landforms produced by glaciers, glacial deposition and drift, effects of glaciation...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
Featuring images of glacier formations, this interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service explains what glaciers are, where they are found, how they form, and how they move.