Description:
Students predict what will happen when salt water is frozen. Will the ice be salty or fresh? They taste it, draw diagrams their samples as they freeze, record the results of freezing on a table, and study of the plight of the crew of the Jeannette, a ship which was crushed by freezing sea ice.

This activity is part of a series called, "Ships and Ice - Lessons from the Heroic Age." An introduction to the series can be found at: http://tea.rice.edu/activity/tea_activity_ships_intro.html. Activity titles in the series reflect the names of ships:

• Fram
• Jeannette
• Endurance

It appears advisable to conduct these activities in sequence. All of them can be found at: http://tea.rice.edu/tea_classroommaterials.html

This activity is under development. Teachers can participate in the review process by going to the activity site on the Internet (see URL above). Scroll down to, "We look forward to hearing from you! Please review this activity" and click on that sentence.

Organization:
Teachers Experiencing Antarctica or the Arctic
Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)

URL:
http://tea.rice.edu/activity/tea_activity_jeannette.html

Contact:
Email: glacier@tea.rice.edu; http://tea.rice.edu/

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 5-8

Subject:
Chemistry
Geography
Polar Regions
Snow and Ice

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00