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Climate and the Cryosphere Unit Labs

Provided by: TERC |Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis

  • This unit on climate and the cryosphere consists of six labs: Getting to know the Cryosphere, Earth's Frozen Oceans, Land Ice, Climate History & the Cryosphere, Evidence of Recent Change, and Future of the Cryosphere.
  • Students will learn the important role that ice plays in polar regions, and how climate change is causing both land ice and sea ice to melt.
  • Each of the labs contains articles, hands-on activities, videos, data, maps, graphs, interactive media, and discussion questions.
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: TERC, Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College (SERC)
Region: Polar Regions, Global
Languages: English

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