Launchpad: Thin Ice - Looking at Birefringence

Short film · 6 min

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Synopsis

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.

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Running time

6 minutes

Language

English

Collection

NASA

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• NASA eClips
• NIA
• Launchpad
• secondary
• education
• ice
• cryosphere
• winter
• birefringence
• polarizes

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