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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Is Greenland Melting?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An activity where students monitor the thickness of ice sheets found in Greenland by looking at photographs, map views, and tabular data. During this activity, students will make a conclusion to whether the ice sheets are melting.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Rapid Changes in Glaciers and Ice Sheets

For Students 9th - 10th
The world's glaciers and ice sheets are melting according to this extensive report. It makes recommendations on how to monitor this situation, explains what we know about the past when there was much less ice in the world, describes what...
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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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Article
NASA

Nasa: Polar Ice and Its Possible Effects on the Earth

For Students 3rd - 5th
This article describes the effects of polar ice caps on the Earth and offers explanations as to the possible effects of polar ice melting on sea level and temperature.
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Handout
National Snow and Ice Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center: All About Glaciers: Types of Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides short descriptions of thirteen types of glaciers.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Glaciers

For Students K - 1st
Fun information about glaciers including where they are found, types of glaciers, how they are formed, their importance, and threats to glaciers.