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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Glaciers and Icebergs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A lesson plan for simulating glacial scraping with extensions that investigate iceberg towing and iceberg melting.
Activity
Texas A&M University

Ocean World: Icebergs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses where these monstrous blocks of ice come from and how they are formed. Also provides links to an interactive quiz, real-time data, icebergs in the desert, and more.
Handout
Other

Newfoundland Coastal Safari: Icebergs

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the icebergs which are formed off the coast of Greenland and flow through the Northern Atlantic. Contains a link to the International Ice Patrol, a Coast Guard project to monitor large icebergs.
Website
Other

Parks Canada: Glacier National Park of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Studies the glaciers of Canada and where they are located. Also discusses how they are measured and their climate.
Handout
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Polar Discovery: Compare the Poles: Ice

For Students 9th - 10th
A comparison of the features of ice in the Arctic and the Antarctic. Looks at glaciers, icebergs, pack ice, and multi-year ice.
Graphic
Curated OER

Iceberg

For Students 6th - 8th
A comprehensive overview of icebergs. A great site for students who are researching icebergs and their features.
Graphic
Curated OER

Newfoundland Coastal Safari: Icebergs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discusses the icebergs which are formed off the coast of Greenland and flow through the Northern Atlantic. Contains a link to the International Ice Patrol, a Coast Guard project to monitor large icebergs.
Graphic
Curated OER

Newfoundland Coastal Safari: Icebergs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discusses the icebergs which are formed off the coast of Greenland and flow through the Northern Atlantic. Contains a link to the International Ice Patrol, a Coast Guard project to monitor large icebergs.
Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Ice, Ice, Maybe: Fast Estimation With Basic Number Calculations

For Students 4th - 7th
Practice your arithmetic skills as you estimate the answer to questions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Includes whole numbers, fractions, and percents. As you answer questions, you guide penguins across an...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Denmark: Ilulissat Icefjord

For Students 9th - 10th
Located on the west coast of Greenland, 250 km north of the Arctic Circle, Greenland’s Ilulissat Icefjord (40,240 ha) is the sea mouth of Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the few glaciers through which the Greenland ice cap reaches the sea....

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