Snow and Ice Happens in Middle School Science

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Snow and Ice HappensinMiddle School Science

• The Tools
• The Tactics
• The Tasks

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Finding an Abundant Resource No Problem !

• A University of Alaska - Fairbanks Snow and Ice
  Observatory under the direction of Dr. Martin
  Jeffries

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Tools
snow sample tube digital
thermometer samples bags ice augers
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Tools
for snow temperature and snow samples
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Observatory Map
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Tactics
engage the pure energy of eighth graders
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The Fieldtrip Plan
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Tactics
helping hands . . .
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Tasks

• Station 1 The hot wire gage
  measures ice thickness.
• Ice thickness 75cm on March 15,
  2002

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Tasks

• Station 2 Snow depth and
  temperature were taken with a digital thermometer
  and probe that was also marked with centimeters.
  

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Tasks

• Station 3 Once a snow sample was
  captured and bagged, mass was measured so density
  could be calculated.

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Tasks

• Station 4 A power ice auger was
  used to drill through the ice.
• A large coring too was used to obtain an ice
  sample.

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Snow - Ground Interface Temperatures
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Snow Depth