Mountain of Ice and its History

in Subject: Science, Mathematics, Earth Science
Age Level: 6-8, 9-12
Resource Type: Activities/Lesson Plans
Topic: Climate & Weather

In this lesson, students analyze the chemical concentrations in ice core field data from the U.S. International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (ITASE). The chemical concentrations are graphed and then examined to determine what the data indicates about past climatic activity and events. The connection between the chemical composition of ice and the environment is also explored.

This lesson is correlated to National Science and Mathematics content standards.

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