Morning Starters: Summer 2 - Ice Age
Did You Know?
An Ice Age is a period in Earth’s history when global temperatures drop significantly, causing large portions of the planet to be covered in ice and glaciers. During an Ice Age, ice sheets can expand over continents, affecting sea levels, climate patterns and ecosystems.
Credit: BBC Two - Earth: The Power of the Planet
Word Challenge
Copy and correct the words (listed below) that have a spelling error:
1) glacier
2) temprature
3) significantly
4) glaciasion
Grammar Challenge
Proofread and rewrite the sentence below so that there are no spelling, punctuation or grammar errors.
Scientists have recorded five significent ice age threwout earths history
Number Challenge
The total surface area of Earth is around 500 million square kilometres. During an Ice Age, 15% of this area was covered by ice.
What was the area covered by ice?
Critical Thinking
If you could create a time machine, would you go forwards or backwards in time? Where would you go and why?