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How to Grow Your Own Glacier Instructional VideoHow to Grow Your Own Glacier Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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6th - 12th
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How to Grow Your Own Glacier

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Did you know that in some parts of the world that glaciers can be grown? And that grown glaciers can be used to provide irrigation water? The narrator of a fascinating video reveals how growing glaciers can fight climate change. And winter is coming!

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

glaciers, climate regions, climates, genghis khan, climate change, the mongols, the himalayas, snow, ice, irrigation, india

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • If the winters in your area are cold enough, try growing a glacier using some of the techniques mentioned in the video
  • Ask groups to research what if anything is being done to preserve other glaciers around the world

Classroom Considerations

  • The suggested reading follows the format for formal dissertations and would be of most interest to college-level learners

Pros

  • Provides links where learners can investigate glaciers and glacier research

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3

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