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NASA's Earth Minute: Greenland Ice

Provided by: NASA |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

This concise and explanatory video allows students to understand why scientists are studying the effects of climate change on Greenland's ice sheet.
The video shows how global warming is affecting ice sheets and how melting ice sheets can affect the rest of the planet.

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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: NASA

Region: Polar Regions, Global

Languages: English

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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.

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 & Implementation

This is a great video to demonstrate how changes in one place can have effects in many other areas.
In a science class, this can be used to show the importance of ice sheets to global climate, sea level, and regional weather patterns.
This video can be integrated into a social studies class when learning about geography.
Some related resources are Ice Sheets and the NASA Climate Time Machine.

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