Melting Ice Experiment

I was pretty excited to have a simple experiment to do with my students that would give them a hands-on environmental experience with a very hot topic. The experiment was fairly time-consuming, but the results were interesting. I anticipated more overflow than there was. This would help students understand that coastal regions are at risk, but where we live at 5,800 feet, we will be fine. I anticipate this being a great seed activity to discuss the living natural environments in these coastal areas. It would also be a great discussion boost to enter research and learning about the ice caps and the environments there. Students are obviously concerned about the polar bears, so we could discuss all predator and prey in they area.