Classroom Activity
- Help your students investigate the melting of glaciers through a classroom/laboratory activity, “When will there no longer be glaciers in Glacier National Park” from SERC Carleton, developed by Carol Ormand, Wittenberg University. In this activity, students will analyze and interpret historical data for the Grinnell Glacier to predict when the glacier might completely melt.
- Download the activity handout and share it with the students.
- This activity needs some images of the Grinnell Glacier provided by USGS, which are available here. Download them and print them for the students.
Grinnell Glacier 1938
Grinnell Glacier 1981
Grinnell Glacier 1998
Grinnell Glacier 2009
Grinnell Glacier 2013
Grinnell Glacier 2015
Investigation: When will there no longer be glaciers in Glacier National Park? From SERC Carleton, developed by Carol Ormand, Wittenberg University; Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould by US Geological Survey