Morning Period 3 - Lesson Review (Thursday) and Homework

People in line to summit Mount Everest

This week we started a brief introduction to glaciers.   We looked at how their 'health', and ability to stay frozen greatly impacts the health of our oceans, which in turn control and determine our global climate patterns. 

In class today, we took a look at some of the specific features of glaciated landscapes - landforms like horns/pyramidal peaks, ridges, lakes, and crevasses.  We studied the key terms, and then built playdoh landforms to help us practice them. 

Here is the powerpoint that we reviewed to understand the basics about glaciers, and an intro to their features. 

Tonight, you will look at some of the benefits of glaciers, and also some of the risks facing them.  This will prepare you for our lesson tomorrow, and also, will be material that you will use to answer the test questions for this unit. 

Task for Tonight: 

Watch a few videos about some of the topics, particularly on the risks of melting ice, as well as the risks associated with mountaineering and tourism. 

VIDEOS - Risks Facing Glaciers

• Watch the following videos and take notes on the key risks facing glaciers - both focus on how glaciers serve as indicators and evidence of climate change

Video 1 - Thwaites Glacier - Why Scientists are Concerned About it - VOX

Video 2 - He's Watching this Glacier Melt Before his eyes - National Geographic

Video 3 - Impacts of Tourism on Mt. Everest - Why People are Dying

Video 4 - What its like in the Death Zone of Everest?

You might also want to review the last two pages of your Study Guide: Chapter 13 - Glacial Ice, where it explains the benefits and risks of glaciers.   Keep your notes from today's lesson, as you will use them in your end of unit assignment. 

Want to learn more?  Take a look at some of the optional videos that were posted yesterday.  Glaciated landscapes are incredibly interesting!  Don't be afraid to be 'nerdy' and enjoy learning. 

See you tomorrow!