distribution of ice global systems and present Show students a of pictures showing ice masses of cover. classification of ice distribution different sizes. Provide them with definitions and encourage masses by and of glaciated them to categorise the pictures based on the descriptions. location (ice sheets, ice landscapes This exercise should include: Suggested caps, cirque and valley local and valley glaciers learning glaciers, and ice fields) regional ice sheets objective: and polar and temperate ice caps maps. To be able to environments. explain the Main importance of the 2A.2b. The present-day Students to use information to draw and label the mass cryosphere, and to distribution of high balance glacier system: define and locate latitude ice sheets and Use Diamond-9 exercise to find out which factors are ice sheets and ice evidence for Pleistocene likely to influence changing mass balance. caps. ice extent. Show students two images present and past extent of – 2A.2c. The present-day global ice coverage and ask to describe differences: – distribution of high or and altitude glaciated upland Name several upland areas in Europe (can use Alps, landscapes and evidence Scottish Highlands etc) and ask students to locate on a of relict landscapes from map. Possible opportunity for GIS Google earth tour of – the Pleistocene. glacial areas within the Alps. To put one together see: Investigate evidence of past (relict) landscapes use – both Glacial and Periglacial features. Possible case Key terms: studies include Lake District or Cairngorms in Scotland. Ablation Encourage students to make a table that includes diagrams, formation etc. Annual budget Plenary Alpine glacier Look at evidence of ice extent using a range of journal Relict landscapes articles. Ask students to produce a report with their findings. Corrie The following journal articles and websites can be useful: Arêtes Pyramidal peak Truncated spurs (Can be done as HWTask 2) Glacial trough moutonnées Distribution of ice masses Latitude Cryosphere
distribution of ice cover. Suggested learning objective: To be able to explain the importance of the cryosphere, and to define and locate ice sheets and ice caps. global systems and classification of ice masses by and location (ice sheets, ice caps, cirque and valley glaciers, and ice fields) and polar and temperate environments. 2A.2b. The present-day distribution of high latitude ice sheets and evidence for Pleistocene ice extent. 2A.2c. The present-day distribution of high altitude glaciated upland landscapes and evidence of relict landscapes from the Pleistocene. Key terms: Ablation Annual budget Alpine glacier Relict landscapes Corrie Arêtes Pyramidal peak Truncated spurs Glacial trough moutonnées Distribution of ice masses Latitude Cryosphere present distribution of glaciated landscapes local and regional maps. Show students a of pictures showing ice masses of different sizes. Provide them with definitions and encourage them to categorise the pictures based on the descriptions. This exercise should include: valley glaciers ice sheets ice caps Main Students to use information to draw and label the mass balance glacier system: Use Diamond-9 exercise to find out which factors are likely to influence changing mass balance. Show students two images – present and past extent of global ice coverage – and ask to describe differences: or and Name several upland areas in Europe (can use Alps, Scottish Highlands etc) and ask students to locate on a map. Possible opportunity for GIS – Google earth tour of glacial areas within the Alps. To put one together see: Investigate evidence of past (relict) landscapes – use both Glacial and Periglacial features. Possible case studies include Lake District or Cairngorms in Scotland. Encourage students to make a table that includes diagrams, formation etc. Plenary Look at evidence of ice extent using a range of journal articles. Ask students to produce a report with their findings. The following journal articles and websites can be useful: (Can be done as HWTask 2)