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Impact of Ice Coverage on Climate Change Ice Thickness over Time Implications for Climate Change Changes in sea currents causes major weather changes Rise in sea level Increase in air temperature

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Page 1: Impact of Ice Coverage on Climate Change Ice Thickness over Time Implications for Climate Change Changes in sea currents causes major weather changes Rise

Impact of Ice Coverage on Climate Change

Ice Thickness over Time

Implications for Climate Change Changes in sea currents causes major weather changes Rise in sea level Increase in air temperature

Page 2: Impact of Ice Coverage on Climate Change Ice Thickness over Time Implications for Climate Change Changes in sea currents causes major weather changes Rise

Relevant Mathematics Data regression

Data analysis to determine rates of change

Square root function behavior

Compare and contrast functions with different constants

Page 3: Impact of Ice Coverage on Climate Change Ice Thickness over Time Implications for Climate Change Changes in sea currents causes major weather changes Rise

Technology Tool For Data Analysis

HardwareTI-83/84

SoftwarePlotting data pointsData regression tool

Page 4: Impact of Ice Coverage on Climate Change Ice Thickness over Time Implications for Climate Change Changes in sea currents causes major weather changes Rise

Example of Assessment Tools

KWL

Winter/Summer ice thickness data worksheet

Additional worksheet for implications of the √t function of ice thickness