Launchpad: Thin Ice - Looking at Birefringence | Launchpad

Launchpad: Thin Ice - Looking at Birefringence

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Join teacher scientists as they learn what ice can tell us about the history of winter. Find out why NASA studies ice and what thin ice sections observed through polarizing filters can help us learn. See how to use bubble patterns in ice core samples to show long-term weather patterns.

Published on: November 09, 2010

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Keywords

NASA; NASA eClips; NIA; Launchpad; secondary; video; education; ice; cryosphere; winter; birefringence; polarizes; light; Frizion; crystals, weather; climate, High School, science, technology, engineering, math, STEM, Peter Wasilewski, Tony Gow, NGSS, SEP

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