Icebergs

by: Luc Desjardins
 * Iceberg Alert!**


 * "They are massive. They can sink ships. No wonder scientists watch icebergs closely!"**

Make the following comments on the article: Respond to others also

-they can be up to 8 times larger under water -people keep track of the movement of icebergs so that they can make a different route for ships to take || -Titanic got sunk by unexpected iceburg -Can predict iceburg paths -[|Titanic Sunk by Iceberg] || When the Titanic sank 1912 1,500 lost their lives. They send reports to let ships know where the ice bergs are. Ocean currents can move icebergs a long distance. The biggest iceberg reported was larger then Rhode Island and Delware put together! || - sail is the part that sticks out of the water -keel is underwater its the larger then the sail ||
 * Your Id || Key Ideas from your article. What would you tell others about this article ||
 * blue 318 || -icebergs can sink ships
 * Red 738 || -Large chunks of ice that break off of glaciers and slowly melt away in the ocean.
 * Yellow388 || Most icebergs come in different shapes and sizes. Large icebergs can float for 7 years.
 * Green345 || -there are two parts of a iceberg

Please include your ID || up to eight times bigger under the water. || How can something as big as a shopping mall be moved by currents in the water? || Yellow 388: if the current is moving fast enough, it can move a iceberg a long distance. || depending on the size. Bigger = longer. || How do ice burgs contain food for some sea creatures? || **Green345: icebergs** calving from continental Antarctica **contain** a fair amount of soil. **...** produce phytoplankton that are the base of the ocean **food** web || water. || How long does it take for an ice berg to grow and get bigger. ||  || under water? || blue318: because they fall from glaciers || Please include your ID || can sink a ship if one runs into it. || Yellow 388: Ice Bergs are dangerous because ships can sink like the titanic did in 1912. || them and you dont know how big the keel is so ships are threatened by them. || Green345: I agree that they don't know how big the keel is || ships like it did for the Titanic. ||  || ship its it then the ship will sink. || blue318: The Titanic is a good example of this. || blue318 calve: to break away from a glacier and become an iceberg Green345 glacier: large body of ice moving across land.
 * Your ID || I learned || I have this question? || **Respond to others here**
 * blue318 || I learned that iceburgs can be
 * Red738 || Come in all size and shape. Melts
 * Yellow388 || Ice bergs can get 8 times bigger under-
 * Green345 || winds and waves can sculpt an iceberg || How come the largest part is
 * Respond to my question below:**
 * Your Id || Why are icebergs dangerous? || **Respond to others here**
 * Your Id || Why are icebergs dangerous? || **Respond to others here**
 * blue318 || They are enormous pieces of ice that
 * Red738 || Because they are very big and its hard to see
 * Yellow 388 || Ice bergs are dangerous because they can sink
 * Green345 || Ice bergs are dangerous because if a boat or a
 * Vocabulary Builder**: Choose a vocabulary word you learned from your reading. There must be no duplicate wo
 * Id || Vocabulary def ||
 * Red738 || Iceberg ~ Large chunk of fresh water ice floating in the sea. ||
 * Yellow 388 || Calve: to break away from a glacier and become an iceberg. ||


 * Your ID || Picture Extra Credit ||
 * Red738 || [[image:http://www.pjslack.com/iceberg.jpg width="311" height="470"]] ||
 * yellow 388: || [[image:http://images2.layoutsparks.com/1/41037/ice-berg-water-ocean.jpg width="380" height="186"]] ||