• This brief text explains how to get past temperatures from an ice core and provides a basic explanation of isotopes.
• This resource includes a student worksheet that features comprehension questions and a link to additional isotope information from NASA.
  

Positives

• This reading could help students understand how past temperatures are estimated using ice cores.

Additional Prerequisites 

• Students will need to have a basic scientific understanding of the parts of an atom.
• Teachers will need to make a free account to access the materials.
  

Differentiation

• Using the Google Document the teacher can adjust the questions for understanding to ensure that students at various levels are being challenged at the appropriate level.
• As an extension, students could read the article linked.
• A teacher could use this resources as a way to activate students' prior chemistry knowledge or to provide all students with a base understanding of paleoclimatology using ice cores.
• Similar resources include this video about ice cores, this lesson about isotopes, and video showing scientists taking ice cores.
  

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