Glaciers: Resources
This page has a collection of links to websites with good quality images, information and videos that could be useful in the classroom. The links on this page were all checked on the 21/10/2014.
General
For a range of ideas on glacier activities and lesson plans, follow this link to a page on the TES website with a vast choice of resources: http://www.tes.co.uk/taxonomysearchresults.aspx?mode=browse¶metrics=44354,45704,45750,45752
The RGS (Royal Geographical Society) website has a whole scheme of work and lesson plans for glaciers. Eve if you do not wish to use these there are many activities designed to cover each aspect of glaciers that you may find useful to incorporate into your lessons: http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Schools/Teaching+resources/Key+Stage+3+resources/Glaciation+and+geological+timescales/
An+icy+world+-+glaciers+and+glacial+environments.htm
For a range of ideas on glacier activities and lesson plans, follow this link to a page on the TES website with a vast choice of resources: http://www.tes.co.uk/taxonomysearchresults.aspx?mode=browse¶metrics=44354,45704,45750,45752
The RGS (Royal Geographical Society) website has a whole scheme of work and lesson plans for glaciers. Eve if you do not wish to use these there are many activities designed to cover each aspect of glaciers that you may find useful to incorporate into your lessons: http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Schools/Teaching+resources/Key+Stage+3+resources/Glaciation+and+geological+timescales/
An+icy+world+-+glaciers+and+glacial+environments.htm
Glacier formation and movement
The link below is to the Bitesize page on classroom resources for glaciers. This video is particularly useful for an introduction to how glaciers form. It also discusses how and why glaciers move as well as how we might measure and interpret this data. It also gives a basic explanation of the differences in a glacier caused by seasonal weather. The case study used in this clip is from the French Alps. e aware that some of the terms may be too technical for lower KS3 pupils: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/ztyw2hv
The link below is to the Bitesize page on classroom resources for glaciers. This video is particularly useful for an introduction to how glaciers form. It also discusses how and why glaciers move as well as how we might measure and interpret this data. It also gives a basic explanation of the differences in a glacier caused by seasonal weather. The case study used in this clip is from the French Alps. e aware that some of the terms may be too technical for lower KS3 pupils: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/ztyw2hv
Glacial features
Below are some links to activities produced by the RGS (Royal Geographical Society). Learning landscape features and definitions is a repetitive task in Geography so these ideas might help add some variation to your lessons.
The first link is particularly useful for incorporating skills as well as knowledge into a lesson as it includes photo observations, annotation, comparisons and a sketch. This activity is useful for helping students to identify the main parts of a glacier and the differences between types of glaciers: http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/01135114-F732-455F-8178-D67106A27959/0/KS3_RLGglaciation2_GlacierImageAnnotation.pdf
The second link is useful for identifying definitions and key terminology but in an interactive and engaging way. It is a matching exercise adapted to involve the co-operation of the whole class rather than working in small groups or as individuals: http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/9E2A9436-680E-436A-823C-7F65F438AFEA/0/KS3_RLGglaciation2_GlacierSystemDefinitions.pdf
Below are some links to activities produced by the RGS (Royal Geographical Society). Learning landscape features and definitions is a repetitive task in Geography so these ideas might help add some variation to your lessons.
The first link is particularly useful for incorporating skills as well as knowledge into a lesson as it includes photo observations, annotation, comparisons and a sketch. This activity is useful for helping students to identify the main parts of a glacier and the differences between types of glaciers: http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/01135114-F732-455F-8178-D67106A27959/0/KS3_RLGglaciation2_GlacierImageAnnotation.pdf
The second link is useful for identifying definitions and key terminology but in an interactive and engaging way. It is a matching exercise adapted to involve the co-operation of the whole class rather than working in small groups or as individuals: http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/9E2A9436-680E-436A-823C-7F65F438AFEA/0/KS3_RLGglaciation2_GlacierSystemDefinitions.pdf
Glacier Images / visual aids
The British Antarctic Survey website has a range of high quality images of glaciers, glacial features and photographs related to Antarctic ecosystem conditions: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/images/in_pictures/index.php
NASA's Geomorphology from space website has a bank of satellite images of glaciers and glacial features from a range of locations. The website also has some good quality explanations of glacial features although a lot of the other information is beyond KS3 pupils: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/geomorphology/GEO_9
The British Antarctic Survey website has a range of high quality images of glaciers, glacial features and photographs related to Antarctic ecosystem conditions: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/images/in_pictures/index.php
NASA's Geomorphology from space website has a bank of satellite images of glaciers and glacial features from a range of locations. The website also has some good quality explanations of glacial features although a lot of the other information is beyond KS3 pupils: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/geomorphology/GEO_9
Glacier Processes
Below is a YouTube video that is incredibly shocking and could be used to open student's eyes to the scale that glaciers work on and just how fast they are retreating now, compared to the past. This is a brilliant example of iceberg carving. If the video does not work it is originally from the following address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC3VTgIPoGU
Below is a YouTube video that is incredibly shocking and could be used to open student's eyes to the scale that glaciers work on and just how fast they are retreating now, compared to the past. This is a brilliant example of iceberg carving. If the video does not work it is originally from the following address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC3VTgIPoGU
The following link has clear and detailed explanations of erosional and depositional glacial processes. This is from the S-cool revision website for GCSE but I think it could easily be used for year 9 students as well: http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography/glaciers/revise-it/glacial-processes
Please note that the content from these links to external websites does not belong to me and I am not responsible for the changes to information on these sites. All of these hyperlinks were last accessed by me on the 20/10/2014.
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