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Investigation: When will there no longer be glaciers in Glacier National Park? part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
An Investigation Question activity developed by Carol Ormand, Wittenberg University.
Students use historical data on the extent of the Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park to estimate when the glacier will melt completely.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Global change modeling, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Global change modeling, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Hydrology, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Illustrating Hillslope Diffusion with Physical and Numerical Models part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Gregory Hancock, College of William and Mary
This problem illustrates how numerical theories are developed, how we might test this theory with an analog model, and how numerical models are constructed and the limitations of numerical modeling.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Geography:Physical
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review