NSIDC Education Resources

Education Resources

Explore and learn about the frozen regions of the Earth with these NSIDC science resources. Visit the Education Center for basic information on snow, ice, glaciers, sea ice, and other elements of the cryosphere.
Internet Resources		Multimedia and Print Resources
	Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis Follow the unfolding story of Arctic sea ice year-round, with monthly scientific analysis, and satellite images updated daily.		Arctic Meteorology and Climate Atlas Find information on Arctic oceanography, sea ice, and meteorology.
	Atlas of the Cryosphere View dynamic maps of snow, sea ice, glaciers, and more.		Good Days on the Trail, 1938-1942 Watch historical film footage of University of Colorado student alpine hikes in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
	Cold Links Find Earth system educational materials on a variety of topics.		International Polar Year Poster NSIDC helped produce this poster in honor of IPY. One full-size poster is free to educators.
	Cryosphere Glossary Look up terms and definitions relating to snow and ice.		Into the Arctic Educational materials about climate change, with real data from a study of Greenland's ice sheet.
	Repeat Photography of Glaciers Compare “then and now” photographs of glaciers as they change through time.		Sensing Our Planet Read about research using NASA Earth Observing System data, including data from NSIDC. Visit the related Web site at http://nasadaacs.eos.nasa.gov/.
	NSIDC Data on Google Earth™ View NSIDC data on virtual globes using Google Earth™ software.		When the Weather Is Uggianaqtuq Observations and perspectives on recent environmental changes from two Inuit communities in Nunavut, Canada.