Useful websites and activities for teaching glaciation

I found a list of useful sites and added a few of my own, that could be used in making teaching resources about glaciation.

Glaciation and Climate Change Web Enquiry relating glaciation to global warming and cooling

http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/enquiry/we35a.htm

An animation about the landscape of Cannock Chase

http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/flash/cannock01.swf

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) USA

http://nsidc.org/glaciers/index.html  This website provides a range of information about glaciers including a gallery of images and a section entitled “The Glacier Story”, which provides a quick tour of the life of a glacier.

USGS Online Glacial Glossary

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/Glaciers/glacier_terminology.html

USGS Fact Sheet: Satellite Images of Glaciers

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs133-99//index.htm 


This website contains an illustrated glossary of glacial features http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/lemke/alpine_glacial_glossary/ 

USGS Earthshots satellite images of environmental change

http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/Hubbard/Hubbard

A case study of the Hubbard Glacier in Alaska.

Mountain Images http://www.mountain-images.co.uk/

This online image gallery contains collections of pictures of mountain landscapes, including  Snowdonia.

The Geo-Images Project, University of California, Berkeley

Possible activities


Identify glacial features on the map of Helvellyn, shown below, students then plan a walking route around, using the map, that would enable students to see most of the features using co-ordinates and then possibly sketch out their route on paper. Students could carry out individual investigation into area that is or has been affected by glaciation, investigate the features of that area and produce a PPT presentation that describes and explains the features and processes in that area.