Issues in Earth Science

Eww, There's some Geology in my Fiction!"

Our story this issue connects the Yosemite Valley of today with the valley of 13000 years ago near the end of the ice age. 

Modern-day rock climber Tara and Ice-Age Atzl seem to have a mysterious
connection across time, a connection that may save more than one life.

Join them in The Crease by Jeanne Panek.

The teacher resources for this story examine both how landscape can affect the glaciers and how glaciers, and other valley processes, shape landscape.

Be sure to also check out past stories and classroom activities in Past Issues.

We feature short fiction stories for middle and high school students that illustrate key earth science concepts in the plot of the story.  These are fun but educational stories suitable for the classroom.

Past Issues

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Modern-day rock climber Tara and Ice-Age Atzl seem to have a mysterious
connection across time, a connection that may save more than one life.

The Crease by Jeanne Panek.

Teacher's Resources for The Crease include using Google Earth Pro to examine valleys formed by glaciers and  valleys formed by other processes.

Illustration for The Crease by Erin Colson

The Crease

by Jeanne Panek

Yosemite Area, 11,000 BC

“One more hour.  We’ll check out The Crease then we’ll go back.”

The gruff voice came from inside a fur hood, but the howling wind grabbed the words and carried them away across the icefield. Atzl barely heard what his father said, except for the words that made him grip his spear in sudden dread. The Crease.

The Crease was where ice broke open to make the deadliest landscape in their territory.

  

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