Teaching overview
Learning points
- Glaciers are gigantic sheets of ice so big and heavy that they flow slowly downhill under their own weight.
- The glaciers in Glacier National Park are melting because of climate change â Earth is heating up, largely because of human activity.
- We can try to limit the effects of climate change by saving energy wherever possible.
Curriculum keywords
- Global warming
- Climate change
- Pollution
- Renewable energy
Read the story
Glacier National Park, in the US, is losing its glaciers because the Earth is getting warmer.
Share with students
Spark a discussion
- What are glaciers?
- Why are the glaciers melting?
- What can we do to try to slow down the glacier-melting process?
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