SUMMARY

2 min 1 sec

Learn how NASA scientists are tracking the melting Arctic sea ice and what less ice means for global warming in the future.

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING MATERIALS

Watch >>  How Do We Know: Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice

TEACHING NOTES / CONTEXT FOR USE

 This is a short educational video about tracking melting ice on earth and its consequences for climate change in the future.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment is at the discretion of the educator as to how this video is applied and the expectations after viewing it.

REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

Claire Parkinson - Claire Parkinson is a sea ice scientist who has been working at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for the past 31 years, studying sea ice from satellite data and linking sea ice to the rest of the climate system. She is also the Project Scientist for the Aqua Satellite, which is collecting data about the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, ice, land, and vegetation.