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How Ancient Ice Proves Climate Change Is Real

Provided by: Be Smart |Published on: April 27, 2021
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

  • This video describes and shows how scientists analyze the gases trapped in ancient ice cores in order to learn about Earth's atmosphere in the past. 
  • Students will learn that scientists have concrete evidence, demonstrated by the abundance of specific carbon isotopes in the ice, that global warming is being caused by burning fossil fuels and other human activities. 

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Subjects: Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Be Smart
Region: Polar Regions, Global
Languages: English

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