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  • Glacier National Park

    Model Glaciers

    • Type: Lesson Plan
    • Locations: Glacier National Park
    • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
    • Subject(s): Science
    A glacially carved valley with mountains in the background.

    Using river trough from Unit 2, students place/move frozen ice blocks with gravel/rocks in them through the sand to form glacially carved valleys, cirques, tarn lakes, etc.

  • Glacier National Park

    Carving Mountains

    • Type: Lesson Plan
    • Locations: Glacier National Park
    • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
    • Subject(s): Science
    A diagram of glacially carved mountains and valleys.

    Through individual and group research, students create a clay model of a mountain range with glacial features labelled.

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Last updated: July 26, 2023

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