Description

Overview:

In this activity, students use Google Earth and information from several websites to investigate some of the consequences of climate change in polar regions, including the shrinking of the ice cap at the North Pole, disintegration of ice shelves, melting of Greenland, opening of shipping routes, effects on polar bears, and possible secondary effects on climate in other regions due to changes in ocean currents. Students learn to use satellite and aerial imagery, maps, graphs, and statistics to interpret trends accompanying changes in the Earth system.

Subject:

Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Physical Science, Economics

Level:

High School, Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division, Career / Technical

Material Type:

Activity/Lab

Author:

Glenn A. Richard, Mineral Physics Institute Stony Brook University, SERC On The Cutting Edge Collection

Provider:

CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

Provider Set:

CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

Date Added:

06/19/2012