Header Image

We invite you to explore PBS LearningMedia™! or here.
After 2 resource views, you will be prompted to create an account.

Antarctica's Ice on the Move

Grades: 4-12
Login with your PBS account
JWPlayer goes here

Antarctica's Ice on the Move: Video

Antarctica is the iciest place on Earth, but its icy cover is deceiving. All this ice is on the move. Find out how ice and rocks hold clues to Antarctica’s climate past in this video.

Source: Antarctica's Climate Secrets

http://netNebraska.org/

Permitted use: Stream, Download and Share

Download: Get Media

© 2010

Explore how the ice sheets on Antarctica slowly flow towards the sea and gradually create ice shelves over the ocean. Compare and contrast the different types of ice found on and around Antarctica. Discover how scientists are using samples from the ice to learn about Antarctica’s climate history.