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Recent Examples on the Web Aspiring teachers are encouraged to ground their lessons in what’s happening in the community — connecting not just to polar ice caps, but to the students’ own water quality, for instance. — Sonali Kohlistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Two-thirds of California students didn’t meet science standards. Here’s why," 13 Feb. 2020 Meanwhile, the planet’s ice sheets will continue to melt, leading to ever-higher sea levels, as will the Arctic ice cap. — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, "What Will Another Decade of Climate Crisis Bring?," 5 Jan. 2020 Scientists monitoring the ice cap's progress say it's moved beyond a simple glacial surge. — Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, "A Russian Ice Cap Is Collapsing--It Could Be a Warning," 23 Dec. 2019 Geologists have seen for the first time rapid ice loss at the Vavilov ice cap in the Arctic Circle. — Fox News, "New ‘ice river’ detected at Arctic glacier adds to rising seas, scientists say," 18 Dec. 2019 Retreating ice caps brought the warm and wet conditions of the Holocene, allowing for the rise and spread of agriculture. — Jay Bennett, Smithsonian, "The Ten Best Science Books of 2019," 11 Dec. 2019 Use tip-ups to suspend large, dead sucker minnows within five feet of the ice cap. — Outdoor Life, "3 Killer Ice Fishing Tactics For Mid-Winter Pike, Walleyes, and Panfish," 17 Jan. 2020 But few landscapes are more dynamic than the Arctic ice cap, a mosaic of small floes only a few kilometers across. — Quanta Magazine, "The Voyage to the End of Ice," 16 Jan. 2020 The Red Planet has ice caps on its north and south poles, which grow in winter and melt some in summer. — Shannon Stirone, Wired, "Space Photos of the Week: Postcards From a Martian Winter," 4 Jan. 2020

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