Simulation

Simulation

Procedures for Using the Simulation

Introductory Activity

Developing a Definition/Freewrite

Citing Electronic Sources MLA Style

Research Summaries

Pre-Interview Conference Sheet

Post-Interview Conference Sheet

Student Worksheet to Write the Debate / Discussion Position Notes

Final Evaluation of Antarctica: 90 Degrees South

Fact-Finding Teams

Collaboration

Fact-Finding Team
Glaciation

The mission of your group is to

1. Find the answers to the questions listed below.You may use books, periodical resources, the Internet or the Antarctica: 90 Degrees South video titled Antarctica Under Construction about the geology of the continent.

2. Make a presentation of your findings to the class. You may use whatever media you choose for your presentation. Think about how YOU learn best.

3. Make a handout of the important findings of your group to distribute to the rest of the class.Be sure to cite your sources.

Questions -- Glaciation

• Is there any place on the Antarctic continent that is ice-free? Where is it located and why isn't it covered with ice?

• Alpine glaciers can be found on the Antarctic continent. Compare them with continental glaciers.

• How does glacial ice differ from sea ice? Can glacial ice become sea ice?

• How do ships navigate through the polar ice?

• What is the temperature at which sea ice forms? Name factors that influence this phenomenon.

• If the Antarctic continent is considered a desert, where did all the glacial ice come from?

• What is pack ice and how much is too much for ships to move freely?

• Can icebergs affect Antarctica's food chain?

• Was there ever a time when Antarctica was free of permanent ice? If so, why is it so different today?

• What kind of fossils can be found on the Antarctica continent?

• What do the fossils tell us about the geologic history of this area?

Resources

Glaciers and the Ice Age
http://lewis.up.edu/mcs/wasowski/sci110/
TextCh11/index.htm

Science
http://www.antarcticaonline.com/antarctica/
science/science.htm

Coastal-change and Glaciological Maps of Antarctica
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs50-98/

Ice 'Thickens' in West Antarctica
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1766064.stm

Physical Facts about Antarctica
http://www.usatoday.com/news/science/
cold-science/background/antarctic-physical.htm

Sea Ice Formation
http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Eistour/
eisbildung-e.html

Antarctica lake's secret water
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2581485.stm

Glacier
http://www.glacier.rice.edu/

Satellite Imagery shows How Icebergs Affect Antarctica's Food Chain
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/report/
news/april24/icebergs-424.html

The Fossils of Antarctica
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/webquest/
content/fossils.shtml

Antarctica
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/
Antarctic.htm