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In this online activity, learners adjust mountain snowfall and temperature to see how glaciers grow and shrink. They will use scientific tools to measure thickness, velocity and glacial budget. This activity includes an online simulation, sample learning goals, teaching ideas, and translations in over 20 languages.
- Under 5 minutes
- 10 to 30 minutes
- free per student
- Ages 8 - adult
- Activity, Simulation
- Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Persian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- Computer with online access, current Java software, and mouse
Subjects
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Earth and Space Science
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Earth Processes
- Weather and Climate
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Earth Structure
- Oceans and Water
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Earth's History
- Geologic Time
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Earth Processes
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Mathematics
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Data Analysis and Probability
- Data Analysis
- Data Collection
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Measurement
- Units of Measurement
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Data Analysis and Probability
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The Nature of Science
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The Scientific Process
- Asking Questions
- Conducting Investigations
- Gathering Data
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The Scientific Process
Informal Categories
- Nature and Environment
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- see color
- read
- use mouse
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Foreign language versions of this resource:
- Chinese: Glacier 冰川
- French: Glaciers
- German: Gletscher
- Italian: Ghiacciai
- Spanish: Glaciares
- Croatian: Ledanjaci
- Danish: Gletsjere
- Dutch: Gletsjers
- Estonian: Liustikud
- Greek: Παγετώνες
- Hebrew: קרחונים
- Hungarian: Gleccserek
- Korean: 빙하
- Persian: يخچال طبيعي
- Polish: Lodowce
- Serbian: ГЛЕЧЕРИ
- Slovak: Ľadovec
- Turkish: Buzullar
- Vietnamese: Băng hà
Components that are part of this resource:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
- Adams, Wendy ; Anderson, Bob ; Blair, Andrea ; Malley, Chris ; Paulson, Archie ; Perkins, Kathy ; Ward, Dylan
Rights:
- All rights reserved, University of Colorado, 2011
Funding Sources:
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
- National Science Foundation
- Excellence Center of Science and Mathematics Education at King Saud University
- O'Donnell Foundation