Dynamic Planet

Division: Div C – High School

NC Essential Standards Alignment: EEn.2.3, EEn.2.7

Event Rules: See the National Rules Manual

National Event Page: Here

Description:

Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the processes involving the cryosphere of the Earth, with an emphasis on glaciers.  

Materials:

Each team may bring a binder of any size containing information in any form and from any source.  Sheet protectors, lamination, tabs and labels are permitted.  No material may be removed from the binder when moving through stations.  Each team may bring two stand along non programmable non graphing calculators.  

Scoring:

High score wins. 

Event Resources:

Dynamic Planet 2019 Coaches Clinic Presentation (2018 Rules)
Dynamic Planet Resources 
Glacial Margin Geology
Ice Core Observations
Properties of Ice
Glacial Mass Balance
Types of Glaciers
Glacier Landforms and Features
Glacier Landforms
Glacier Landforms pt 2
Glacier Hydrology
Glacier Global Impact
 The History of Ice on Earth
Ice Core Basics
Milankovitch Cycles and Glaciation
Laurentide Ice Sheet Retreat
Ice Sheet Changes
Studying Glaciers
Cryosphere Changes 
Oxygen Balance
Glacial Deposits
Dynamic Planet Great Climate and Glacier Graphs and Maps
Correlation of Stratigraphic Units
NC State GeoSciences YouTube channel.  Lots of great information on this channel!
Dynamic Plates App for iPad
Tremor Tracker for iPad
A model of Three Faults
Investigating Plate Tectonics with Google Earth
Discovering Plate Boundaries
Pinterest Board with great Earth Science ideas

Resources for topics NOT in this year’s rules:
Water Science – USGS
Photo Glossary of Glacier Terms
UMass Glacier Lecture Series
The Bridge – An ocean of teacher approved marine education resources – NOAA Sea Grant
Project Oceanography – University of South Florida – A collection of activities
Oceanography: An Invitation to Marine Science – Tom Garrison, Book, used versions on amazon for less than $10

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