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NASA's Earth Minute: Greenland Ice
Provided by: NASA |Published on: April 27, 2021
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12
Synopsis
- This concise and explanatory video allows students to understand why scientists are studying the effects of climate change on Greenland's ice sheet.
- It shows how global warming is affecting ice sheets and how melting ice sheets can affect the rest of the planet.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: NASA
Region: Polar Regions, Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This is a short video that uses animations to clarify the information presented.
- The metaphor they use to explain why Greenland's ice is important is clear and easy to understand.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should know where Greenland and Antarctica are on a map.
- Students should know what a tonne is and be familiar with the metric system.
- There is a commercial before the video.
Differentiation
- This would be a great video to demonstrate how changes in one place can have effects in many other areas.
- In a science class this could be used to show the importance of ice sheets to global climate, sea level, and regional weather patterns.
- This video could be integrated into a social studies class when learning about geography.
- Some related resources are Ice Sheets and NASA Climate Time Machine.
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