Glaciers & Global Sea Level Rise - November 2005
Lecture 17 - Dr. Eric Rignot - Glaciers and Global Sea Level Rise (College of Exploration Website)

Presentation on Glaciers

• PDF Version (PDF, 12.08 MB)
• Online Version (QuickTime, 10.31 MB)

Lecture Resource Articles

• Warming to Cause Catastrophic Rise in Sea Level? (PDF, 92 KB)
• Earthwatch Radio list (PDF, 120 KB)
• Is sea level rising? (PDF, 66 KB)
• Mostly Melting in Antarctica (PDF, 57 KB)
• What causes the sea level to change? (PDF, 694 KB)
• Researchers Predict Impact of Sea Level Rise on Sea Turtle Nesting Habitat (PDF, 126 KB)

Lesson Plans from the Lecture

• California Content Standards for Discovery School Activity (PDF, 79 KB)
• Elementary Lesson (PDF, 71 KB)
• California Content Standards for Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise, Topographic Mapping, and How Water Holds Heat (PDF, 82 KB)

Resources for Glaciers & Global Sea Level Rise

• Sea Level Rise Glossary (PDF, 113 KB)
• Sea Rise Web Sites (PDF, 167 KB)
• Global Warming Fast Facts (PDF, 100 KB)G
• Articles from the Workshop
• Is Warming Causing Alaska Meltdown? (PDF, 77 KB)
• Greenland Melting? Satellite to Help Find Answer (PDF, 88 KB)
• Hazards of Sea Level Rise: An Introduction (PDF, 106 KB)

Elementary Lesson Plans from the Workshop

• Biomes: Extreme Climate (PDF, 1.45 MB)
• California Science Standards Correlations (PDF, 74 KB)
• Ice Breakers (Excerpt) (PDF, 37 KB)
• The New York Times Learning Network Lesson Plan (PDF, 87 KB)
• Sea Ice and Sheet Ice Melting Experiment (PDF, 49 KB)

Secondary Lesson Plans from the Workshop

• Ice Cubes, Density, Currents (PDF, 138 KB)
• Thermal Expansion and Sea Level Rise (PDF, 145 KB)

General Activities from the Workshop

• Submarine Ring of Fire Expedition. A Watered-down Topographic Map (PDF, 1.94 MB)
• Topographic Mapping and Sea Level Rise (PDF, 469 KB)
• How to Read a Topographic Map (PDF, 56 KB)
• Contour Maps and Sea Level Rise Analysis Worksheet (PDF, 76 KB)
• California Sea Level Map (PDF, 115 KB)
• Above Water Feature Cards (PDF, 41 KB)
• Potomac Red Labels (PDF, 2.16 MB)