Moving Model Glacier
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Twin Cities Public Television
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In this goopy activity, learners will model glacial movement with “gak,” a white glue and liquid starch mixture. Each fist-sized gob of gak represents a year’s worth of snow, accumulating to form a “glacier” on a model landscape. Learners will record the gak’s rate of travel as well as make observations of other glacier behaviors. Relates to the linked video, DragonflyTV GPS: Glaciers.
- 5 to 10 minutes
- 10 to 30 minutes
- Over $20 per group of students
- Ages 8 - 14
- Activity, Lesson/Lesson Plan, Model
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per group of students)
- a plastic glacier landform model
- gak (white glue, and liquid laundry starch)
- a stopwatch
- a notebook and pencil
Subjects
- Earth and Space Science
- Earth Processes
- Weather and Climate
- Earth Structure
- Oceans and Water
- Atmosphere
- Earth's History
- Geologic Time
- Earth Processes
- Life Sciences
- Ecology
- Human Impact
- Ecology
- Mathematics
- Data Analysis and Probability
- Data Analysis
- Data Collection
- Data Representation
- Measurement
- Units of Measurement
- Rate
- Representation
- Data Analysis and Probability
- Physical Sciences
- Motion and Forces
- Gravity
- States of Matter
- Motion and Forces
- The Nature of Science
- The Scientific Process
- About Inquiry
- Conducting Investigations
- Gathering Data
- Formulating Explanations
- Communicating Results
- The Scientific Process
Informal Categories
- Model Building
- Nature and Environment
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- read
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Components that are part of this resource:
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Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
Source Collection:
- DragonflyTV
Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, Twin Cities Public Television, Inc., ©2007
Funding Source:
- National Science Foundation, 610429
