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Browse ice Resources

The Water Cycle: Heating the Ocean

Multiple Earth's showing different heat visualizations
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Earth Systems, Weather and Climate, Climate, Energy Cycle
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.C
Keywords: 
cryosphere, ice, permafrost, sea ice, ocean currents, glaciers, satellites
Summary: 
Explore the solar heating of the ocean in part one of a series on the water cycle. The animations show multiple views of the solar heating of the oceans, a picture of this first stage of water's cyclical journey from sea to air to land, and back again.

Eyes on the Earth: Vital Signs of the Planet

Eyes on Earth Thumbnail
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Weather and Climate, Satellites, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS3.A
Keywords: 
climate change, sea level, ice, atmosphere, oceans
Summary: 
View recent data for air temperature, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sea level, ozone, ice and water using an interactive viewer. You can also follow NASA's satellites and learn how they collect critical data about Earth's atmosphere, land, and oceans.

A Tour of the Cryosphere 2009

Chart showing sea ice decline
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Hydrologic Cycle, Earth Systems, Weather and Climate, Energy Cycle
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.C
Keywords: 
cryosphere, ice, permafrost, sea ice, ocean currents, glaciers, satellites
Summary: 
The cryosphere consists of those parts of the Earth's surface where water is found in solid form, including areas of snow, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, ice sheets, and icebergs. This animation shows fluctuations in the cryosphere.

Evaporation Investigation

Portion of a diagram of evaporation
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Formal
Keywords: 
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration, ice, liquid, gas, phases
Summary: 
This lesson is primarily for elementary school teachers who are looking for a hands-on inquiry based activity to teach their students about evaporation.