Highlands Climate Region Turn to page 62-63 and complete questions 1-3

Before viewing these slides… Complete questions 1-3 in the packet.

Materials Ice cubes Data sheet Plastic Tray Clay Water (dyed blue) Infrared heat lamp mm ruler

Procedure – Floating Ice Clay was added to the tray and molded to simulate land. Water (dyed blue) and 10 ice cubes were added to the tray for a total of 10mm. The infrared light was turned on and shone on the tray. An initial measurement was made, marked in the clay and recorded. Measurements were taken every 15 minutes and recorded on the data sheet.

Record the readings in your packet in the chart for #4 Record the readings in your packet in the chart for #4. We will start with FLOATING ICE.

Measurement at Start

Measurement 15 minutes later

Measurement 30 minutes later

Measurement 45 minutes later

Measurement 60 minutes later

Procedure – Ice on Land Clay was added to the tray and molded to simulate land. Water (dyed blue) was added to the tray for a total of 10mm. 10 ice cubes were added to the clay (land). The infrared light was turned on and shone on the tray. An initial measurement was made, marked in the clay and recorded. Measurements were taken every 15 minutes and recorded on the data sheet.

Record the readings in your packet in the chart for #4 Record the readings in your packet in the chart for #4. Next is ICE ON LAND.

Measurement at Start

Measurement 15 minutes later

Measurement 30 minutes later

Measurement 45 minutes later

Measurement 60 minutes later

Use the data in the chart to complete #’s 6-8 in the packet. Simulation Complete… Use the data in the chart to complete #’s 6-8 in the packet.

Page 63 When ice on land melts it adds volume to the water. When ice that was in water melts, its volume stays the same.

Page 65 9. View the population density map for the United States. What claim can you make about where most of the U.S. population lives Near the Oceans

  10. In the space provided, draw a model to show how sea level rising occurs and its effects on the land surfaces (both natural and man made). Be sure to label the model. When water is heated by global warming it expands and takes up more space causing the sea level to rise As glaciers melt the water adds to the level of the sea. The heated water warms the bottoms of ice sheets and makes them melt The land is flooded in the spring. The heated Earth then causes more evaporation and the land becomes drier.