Big Picture

The Earth's climate has not always been as we see it today. There have been periods when the climate of any particular area could have fluctuated from tropical to being covered by hundreds of feet of ice. Fossilized palm leaves have been found both in Greenland and Antarctica. What has been the cause of such dramatic climate change ? In this module we will look into various ice ages and examine climate change as we see it today.

Module 8 Inquiry

• What is an ice age ?
• What causes ice ages ?
• What is an epoche ?
• What are different factors that influence climate change ?