Antarctica’s Ice-Free Past | Polar Extremes

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Classroom Material
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WGBH NOVA Polar Extremes Antarctica’s Ice-Free Past science STEM Earth and space science climate change geology Antarctica South America plate tectonics continental drift fossil record plants leaves ice hothouse
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Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Antarctica’s Ice-Free Past | Polar Extremes

Learn how the fossil record provides evidence that Antarctica and South America were once connected, and that Antarctica once had a much warmer climate than it does today, in this video from NOVA: Polar Extremes. Use this resource to examine the types of evidence that scientists use to support their understanding of Earth’s climate history and tectonic plate motion.
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