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Glacier Slide
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This activity demonstrates how glacial movement carves the landscape and leaves behind evidence such as moraines, erratics, and U-shaped valleys
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| Add a Tech Twist | Optional: Consider showing the video "All About Glaciers for Kids: How Glaciers Form and Erode to Create Landforms" |
| Hints for uses in your library | This could be a fun demonstration to do during a longer program, such as a summer camp-style program |
| Related Links |
American Geosciences Institute
National Park Service National Snow & Ice Data Center: What is a Glacier? National Geographic: Glacier USGS: Glaciers and Icecaps NASA Climate Kids: 10 Interesting Things About Glaciers NASA Ice NASA: Global Climate Change NASA: Images of Change |
| Originating Source | Earth Science Week |
| Related Books [Suggest a book] |
Glaciers by Christine Webster
Glaciers by Isaac Nadeau Climate Change: Shifting Glaciers, Deserts, and Climate Belts by Timothy M Kusky The Science of Glaciers: How Temperature Works by Karen Latchana Kenney |