Glacier Power started as a 1997 middle-school curriculum supplement produced by ASF in collaboration with glaciologists, local scientists, teachers, students, and artists. Although parts of the supplement have become outdated, several components of Glacier Power are still user favorites and rank among ASF’s most-visited pages. ASF has updated Glacier Power content in the form of Q&A pages and lesson plans for teachers. Many of the Q&A pages contain vocabulary lists, review questions, or exercises.
Glacier Power – What is a Glacier?
A Glacier Begins with Small Snowflakes Glaciers are massive and incredibly powerful but they begin with small snowflakes. Each lacy,...
Glacier Power- Why Do Scientists Study Glaciers?
Think of a glacier as a huge ice box with the answers about how our world was a long time...
Glacier Power – How do Glaciers Form?
From Snowflakes to Rivers of Ice Glaciers are massive and incredibly powerful, but they begin with small snowflakes. Imagine how...
Glacier Power – What is Glacier Anatomy?
Anatomy of a Glacier The anatomy of a glacier as it slowly slides down the valley. Illustration by Donna Redhead....
Glacier Power – Where Have Glaciers Been?
Find your clues! There are clues which tell us if a glacier has been over certain landscapes. Think about it!...
Glacier Power – How do Glaciers Move?
Glaciers Are Solid Rivers A glacier is a large accumulation of many years of snow, transformed into ice. This solid...
Glacier Power – How are Glaciers Strange?
Glacier Voices Glaciers are giants that seem to come to life with strange voices, mysterious powers and unusual life forms....
Glacier Power – Why is Glacier Ice Blue?
Glacial ice is a different color from regular ice. It is so blue because the dense ice of the glacier...
Glacier Power – What are Crevasses?
Crevasses A crevasse is a crack in the surface of a glacier. Photo by Kristina Ahlnas. A scientist climbing into...
Glacier Power – How Dangerous are Glaciers?
Glaciers Have Their Own Warning Signs Glaciers can be dangerous in many ways. However, as long as you keep safety...
Glacier Power – What is Glacial Calving?
Calving Cows have calves, glaciers calve icebergs, which are chunks of ice that break off glaciers and fall into water....
Glacier Power – Teacher Answer Key Exercises Answers
Exercises – Teacher’s Guide Where Have Glaciers Been? Answers: Connect the Related Words U-Shaped Valley glacier silt fjords V-Shaped Valley...
Glacier Power – Teacher Answer Key Segment Review
Segment Review Questions Teacher’s Guide What is a Glacier? How does the glacier move down it’s slope? Gravity Are all...
Glacier Power – Teacher Guide Glossary
Glacier Power Glossary Ablation, Ablation zone Processes (especially melting) by which a glacier loses ice and snow: melting, evaporation, calving,...
Glacier Power – Credits
Credits With special thanks to… Dr. Frank Carsey, 1995-1997 Chief Scientist of the Alaska SAR Facility, for direction and encouragement, and...