International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration: What is happening at Thwaites Glacier?

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• Teaching Tips
  It may be helpful to play the video at least twice with closed captions turned on so students could see the words said while listening to them. Encourage students to take notes on the video. Educators could split the class into groups and have them research different keywords mentioned in the video and present what they learned about it to the class. Students could then practice scientific writing by communicating their thoughts on paper with citations from the sources they use. Educators may pair this video with the interactive Thwaites Glacier Explorer ([link https://cleanet.org/resources/58411.html]).
• About the Science
  The video discusses the impact of climate change on Thwaites Glacier, one of the largest glaciers in Antarctica that is the size of the state of Florida. It provides easy-to-understand information on the impact of warming ocean water on land-based glaciers in Antarctica and implications for sea-level rise. Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.
• About the Pedagogy
  The resource is an interesting video that could be used as part of a lesson. The animations are well done.
• Technical Details/Ease of Use
  Video length is 02:27 min