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Know a kid who would rather watch #Frozen2 on repeat than do schoolwork?
Well then, buckle up right here for a kid-friendly, activity-filled, Frozen-themed science lesson thread from me, glaciologist Elsa the #SciencePrincess! ❄️👸👩🔬
Well then, buckle up right here for a kid-friendly, activity-filled, Frozen-themed science lesson thread from me, glaciologist Elsa the #SciencePrincess! ❄️👸👩🔬
First off, let’s get our Frozen on! Watch the video for Show Yourself, and sing along if you want! 🎶 This is when Elsa goes to a glacier, so this is where we’ll look for some science:
This song calls the glacier “a river full of memory”, a line from the lullaby Elsa and Anna’s mother sang. Real glaciers are rivers full of memory, too! To see why, let’s learn what a glacier is and how they form...
A few things I want to clear up about my #SciencePrincess post, since it’s getting so much attention: THREAD.
I DON’T think all women scientists should be “girly”. I think anyone should be able to enjoy traditionally feminine things without judgement if they would like to. One’s ability as a scientist is TOTALLY independent of their enjoyment of traditionally “girly” things.
Traditionally masculine things should also be fine for anyone to enjoy, and are also independent of scientific ability. Historically, though, there’s been a LOT of masculine scientist role models celebrated in our culture, so I don’t feel obligated to add to that pile.
I firmly believe that kids should NOT be taught that girly things & science-y things are mutually exclusive. Therefore, I packed a cape with my field work gear just to show what Glaciologist Princess Elsa would look like! 👩🔬👸❄️ #SciencePrincess #TheColdNeverBotheredMeAnyway
My heart is SOARING from people saying they're going to show this to their kids! Here's two more pictures, and here's a link to some fun kid-friendly glacier facts from NASA to share, too: climatekids.nasa.gov/10-things-glac…
For more #SciencePrincess fun, check out these illustrations by @JoAnnaScience on the @AGU_Eos blog last summer: eos.org/geofizz/if-dis…
