Sea Ice: Unscrambling the Egg Code

Project:     Arctic Climate Modeling Program (ACMP)
Subject:Remote Sensing, Snow, Ice & Permafrost
Theme:Sea Ice Dynamics
Grades:5-8

In this lesson, students will review their knowledge of the egg code, an international means of describing sea ice, and use their knowledge to interpret Regional Ice Analysis maps. (NOTE: This lesson should be completed after “Sea Ice: Cracking the Egg Code” which can be downloaded from the ACMP Website. Students will need a basic understanding of fractions to complete the lesson successfully.)