Glaciers are slow-moving "rivers of ice", and they give some idea of what the Earth looked like during one of the Ice Ages.
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Get the scoop on everything you wanted to know about glaciers.
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Learn what a glacier is, how it forms, how it moves, and what types of glaciers exist in the world.
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A museum exhibit explains what they are, and how and why they occur. Includes animation of the retreating ice in North America.
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Explains what ice ages are, and describes some of the animals that might have lived in Canada at the time.
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Outlines one possible explanation for the big change in climate that resulted in a cold period lasting thousands of years. Includes suggestions for finding out the evidence for this idea.
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Looks at the fossils from the La Brea area to get an idea of what life was like during the ice age.
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Heading north to Alaska means going to glacier heaven! Discover how glaciers are formed and just what glaciers do.
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Encyclopedia article outlines the theories used to explain the ice ages, and the effects of the interglacial periods.
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Web site related to the NOVA television program about the big sweep and panorama of the Ice Age. Links to other resources.
(November 01, 1997)
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
Looks at the fossils from the La Brea area to get an idea of what life was like during the ice age.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
A museum exhibit explains what they are, and how and why they occur. Includes animation of the retreating ice in North America.
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
Get the scoop on everything you wanted to know about glaciers.
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
Heading north to Alaska means going to glacier heaven! Discover how glaciers are formed and just what glaciers do.
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
Learn what a glacier is, how it forms, how it moves, and what types of glaciers exist in the world.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Encyclopedia article outlines the theories used to explain the ice ages, and the effects of the interglacial periods.
[ Kids ]
Explains what ice ages are, and describes some of the animals that might have lived in Canada at the time.
[ Kids/Teens ]
Outlines one possible explanation for the big change in climate that resulted in a cold period lasting thousands of years. Includes suggestions for finding out the evidence for this idea.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Web site related to the NOVA television program about the big sweep and panorama of the Ice Age. Links to other resources.
(November 01, 1997)
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