Teaching climate change american federation of teachers. The greenhouse effect is one of the things that makes earth a comfortable place to live. Here students use data from the noaa carbon dioxide monitoring sites, such as mauna loa, to. Information and activities for earth science students and teachers.
The teacher may even want to act out the activity from day one again. Heattrapping gases are also called greenhouse gases. Print out the worksheet so you can keep track of study points as you. Oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa found earths 2016. This free activity book will introduce you to the essential principles of climate science, help you learn about earths climate system, the factors that drive and change it, the impacts of those changes, and what you can do to explore, understand, and protect our earth. The greenhouse effect and climate change subjects earth science life science physical science overview increasing greenhouse gases are contributing to global warming, which is changing our climate. This activity familiarizes students with carbon cycle science, specifically focusing on the trends in atmospheric carbon dioxide. An introduction to the major greenhouse gases in the earths atmosphere. This process makes earth much warmer than it would be without an atmosphere. One of the important aspects of using this method is to get a logical and comprehensive flow. Noaa, provides basic information about specific greenhouse gases, sources, and trends. In this activity, students use the absorption spectra of greenhouse gases to explore the nature of the greenhouse effect.
The common textbook activity used to teach students about the greenhouse effect is to have students set up a physical model. All of the materials in the greenhouse gases and earths changing climate curriculum. Molecules of greenhouse gases, especially water vapor and carbon dioxide, recycle some of the heat energy which would otherwise escape from earth in the form of infrared radiation. Lesson objectives by the end of this lesson, students will.
Students should already have some experience with the following. Understanding the greenhouse effect by pbs learning media. The presence of too many greenhouse gases can cause the temperature to increase out of control, however. Which of these are natural causes and which are driven by human activity. Given the increasing levels of co 2 within earths atmosphere and the role that it has in warming the atmosphere, do you think that humans have reason for concern. The inquiry philosophy allows students to construct a question then gives them the choice of followthrough methods for determining the answer to the inquiry. Noaa observing buoys validate findings from nasas new satellite for measuring carbon dioxide. Bruce moravchik noaa ocean service peg steffen noaa ocean service frank niepold noaa climate program office luann dahlman noaa climate program office written and edited by mel goodwin, phd, charleston, sc. Image used with rights granted under creative commons. Global warming global warming causes of global warming.
The greenhouse effect and global warming learning to give. The purpose is for classroom teachers and informal educators in parks, refuges, forest lands, nature centers. Human civilization is in decline for ecological reasons. The basics on the carbon cycle and greenhouse effect will introduce students to the current scientific understanding on these concepts. Form definitions of the greenhouse effect based on prior knowledge, class discussion, and viewing diagrams. An atmosphere that contains greenhouse gases can have a powerful greenhouse effect. I roam the room, listening to student conversations and assessing for understanding. It happens because certain gases absorb infrared heat that would normally be radiated into space. Guide students to make a tchart in their science notebooks. Modeling our future climate in this video, students see how data from the ice core record is used to help scientists predict the future of our climate.
Free greenhouse effect in a jar activities and classroom resources. Students will comprehend that earths climate changes, and how the greenhouse effect works. Epa has compiled a suite of handson, interactive lesson plans to complement and make use of the material on this website. This is a great source of information for a school project or homework and provides a handy teaching resource to help kids learn about global warming.
Through repetition, students will be able to play both the solarheat energy roles and the role of a contributor to the greenhouse effect in the greenhouse effect drama. This resource letter describes earths natural greenhouse effect. Students learn by doing and moving around the room to visualize the greenhouse effect. The discover your changing world with noaa activity book was compiled and developed under the direction of the project working group. Solar radiation is often called shortwave radiation because the frequencies of the radiation are relatively high and the wavelengths relatively shortclose to the visible portion of the electromagnetic. Global warming causes of global warming britannica.
Be sure to present the positives and negatives of the greenhouse effect, this is important to appreciate. Students investigate how much greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and methane their family. Data opposing co2 emissions as the primary source of global warming, second edition, includes updated data related to the causes of global climate change from experts in meteorology, geology, atmospheric physics, solar physics, geophysics, climatology, and computer modeling. Greenhouse effect movie scott denning windows to the universe. Add too many to the atmosphere and the planets temperature rises higher and higher. Infrared light is what you feel as heat from heat lamps used in restaurants to keep. In this lively, animated presentation, professor denning first explains how visible light a form of electromagnetic radiation from the sun delivers energy to earth.
Next, he describes how some of this energy is trapped in earths atmosphere by the greenhouse effect, which warms our planet. Students will learn how greenhouse gases temporarily trap heat within earths atmosphere, warming our planet via the greenhouse effect. A companion resource letter gecc2 examines the increase in the greenhouse effect due to human activity, denoted here as the intensi. Greenhouse effect in a jar lessons, worksheets and activities. Greenhouse effect teaching box ucar center for science. Without the greenhouse effect, our planet would be so deadly cold that all water on earth would freeze and life, as we know it, would not exist. Next, he describes how some of this energy is trapped. Esrl global monitoring division noaa earth system research.
A climateliterate person understands the essential principles of earths climate system. But greenhouse gases function in a delicate balance. Greenhouse gases exist naturally in earths atmosphere. This simple activity helps students observe the greenhouse effect when air is unable to circulate. Students explore the greenhouse effect through computer simulations and then dive deeper learning how the greenhouse effect works via readings and videos online. Basics of the carbon cycle and the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse effect movie scott denning windows to the. Noaa collects realtime data from satellites, buoys, weather stations, citizen scientists, and more. Nov 20, 2012 given the way the world is moving, it is important for my students to understand issues which are important to their future success. Justify your answer with the concepts and data that you have studied throughout this activity. The discover your changing world with noaa activity book.
Jan, 2010 the purpose of this study was to investigate students conceptions of the greenhouse effect, global warming, and climate change. The greenhouse effect the national center for atmospheric research and the ucar office of programs provide a comprehensive site explaining the greenhouse effect. Using scientific notation to express large and small values. Complete the activity earth receives energy from the sun in the form of. The activity leads them through several interactive tasks to investigate recent trends in atmospheric carbon dioxide. The greenhouse effect keeps earths climate comfortable.
An introduction to global warming for students in grades 68. What factors are most responsible for changes in the climate. Participate in group brainstorming sessions and class discussions related to the impact of the greenhouse effect and global warming. In light of the discussion above of the greenhouse effect, it is apparent that the temperature of earths surface and lower atmosphere may be modified in three ways. In this lesson, students will learn about the greenhouse effect and find.
Natural sources of atmospheric co2 include outgassing from volcanoes, the combustion and natural decay of organic matter, and respiration by aerobic oxygenusing organisms. The faq discusses the relative potency, concentration and expected atmopsheric lifetime. Greenhouse gases let the suns light shine onto the earths surface, but they trap the heat that reflects back up into the atmosphere. Global warming research issues stanford solar center. Global warming greenhouse effect cycles atmosphere infrared. Make your own greenhouse effect adapted from lambert, cottongim, and leard, 2009 more than 90% of climate scientists agree that earths average global temperature has increased since 1950. Are you climate literate steps to climate literacy. Environmental protection agency partnered with noaa and six other federal agencies to develop the climate change, wildlife and wildlands toolkit for formal and informal educators. The average surface temperature of earth is maintained by a balance of various forms of solar and terrestrial radiation. Carbon cycle national oceanic and atmospheric administration.
The increase in greenhouse gases caused by human activity is often cited as one of. The plans, aimed primarily at middle school students, work systematically and individually to reinforce students knowledge of climate change, as well as enhance skills across multiple disciplines. With this preliminary knowledge, students will follow the student activity guide on the carbon cycle, which leads them through several interactive tasks investigating recent trends in atmospheric carbon dioxide. Feb 20, 2020 in this noaa planet stewards book club meeting well be discussing ship breaker, a 2010 young adult clifi novel by paolo bacigalupi set in a postapocalyptic future. Scientists say that unless we curb globalwarming emissions, average u. Lesson 1b the greenhouse effect and climate change. Kids activity downloads students and adult learners. The greenhouse effect is an abnormal condition caused by human activity. The study was descriptive in nature and reflected a crossage design involving the collection of qualitative data from 51 secondary students from three different schools in the midwest, usa.
Download noaa and nasa climate activity worksheets with interactive tools, resources for satellites view realtime datasets in an immersive, 3d visualization for desktop, 360 videos of earth and space. The greenhouse effect is what keeps our entire planet from freezing over. A explanation of the greenhouse effect in terms of earths energy budget. What do you want students to be able to do tasks, skills, etc. Uncover the intriguing, and often mysterious, world of science in le. Introduction the greenhouse effect is an increase in the average temperature of the earth. But atmospheric effect or atmospheric radiator effect is more physically accurate and sets the stage for building more complex conceptual models in the future. Understanding ocean acidification prior knowledge this curriculum module is designed for students who are taking high school chemistry. If you are satisfied with the basic explanation of the greenhouse effect presented above, feel free to skim or even skip over this section. Of the ghgs, co 2 is of greatest concern because it contributes the most to the enhanced greenhouse effect and climate change. Without its atmosphere and greenhouse gases, the surface of the earth would be as cold as the surface of mars. Check your understanding of the greenhouse effect with this interactive quiz.
Noaa released the 2012 installment of the annual arctic report card on december 5, 2012, as part of the american geophysical unions fall meeting. In this way, they act like the insulating glass walls of a greenhouse. Ask students if they thing that the sea level will decrease or increase when it is. Free environmental activity books, coloring pages to print, puzzles for education on endangered wildlife, and outdoor junior ranger activities. In this activity, students will discover the importance of carbon, where carbon is stored on earth, and that the largest reservoir of carbon is gas hydrates. As of 2018, the warming effect of longlived greenhouse gases in earths. Download the full activity book or individual activities below. Greenhouse effect student activity book noaa research. Collection of videos free to view, share, and download to educate kids in emergency preparedness and safety. Greenhouse gases are cr print out or projec using page 7 of the pdf, have students explain separate students into groups to do brief research explore the science. Draw and label a picture of the greenhouse effect process. This activity involves plotting and comparing monthly data on atmospheric c02 concentrations over two. This video succinctly explains the mechanism of the natural greenhouse effect and the cause of global climate change anthropogenic global warming.
After completing this lesson, you will be able to explain what the greenhouse effect is, how it works, how significant it is on earth, and how. Without the greenhouse effect, our planet would be so deadly cold that all water on earth would freeze. This phenomenon is typically known as the greenhouse effect. Historical overview of climate change science ipcc. This activity mirrors how a greenhouse works, but its not exactly the same as the greenhouse effect that is taking place in the earths atmosphere. Lesson plans noaas earth system research laboratory. In this movie, professor scott denning of the atmospheric science department at colorado state university explains how greenhouse gases in earths atmosphere warm our planet.
A general overview of global warming and the science behind its understanding. Carbon, greenhouse gases, and climate grades 10 12 description. Student directions the greenhouse effect activity lorado. Students conceptions about the greenhouse effect, global. Modeling the greenhouse effect students will form a model of the heating of the earths atmosphere and be provided with an opportunity to build and test a physical model analogous to the atmospheric greenhouse effect. Scic modeling the greenhouse effect modeling the greenhouse effect ptk wishes to thank carol mclaren, et al. Tell them that they will be asked to go home and explain the greenhouse effect and global warming to a family member using their diagram as part of a homework assignment. Give students a few minutes to read the first question and write down their ideas.
Noaa research greenhouse effect page 1 greenhouse effect activity key i. The greenhouse effect this unit is about the greenhouse effect. There are times when science concepts are best shown and learned by teacher demonstrations even though student centered activities are still the preferred way of learning science. Students will understand the importance of carbon, where carbon is stored on the earth, and that the largest reservoir of carbon is gas hydrates. Global warming monitoring references national centers. For this reason, scientists at noaa and elsewhere have been studying this molecule carefully and attempting to quantify its abundance in the atmosphere and track how and why it changes. Apr 09, 2020 the greenhouse effect is a process that occurs when gases in earths atmosphere trap the suns heat. California education and the environment initiative. This activity from noaa earth system research laboratory introduces students to the scientific understanding of the greenhouse effect and the carbon cycle. But the socalled greenhouse effect analogy stuck and some 40. Noaa research greenhouse effect page 1 greenhouse effect student activity book i. The earths energy balance, students will color in a diagram, answer opinion. It was created to introduce american samoan students to how climate change will affect oceans in the territory.
This image collection is a gallery of highlights based on the reports major themes. Unbeknownst to callendar, a former student of willett. The greenhouse effect the environmental literacy council. Ask students if they have ever seen or been inside a greenhouse. In general, this investigation requires students to set up two glass jars, one with a lid, and place a thermometer in each jar. They then expose the jars to a light source and record the temperature of the jars over time. Global warming this term refers to the general increase in the earths average tempera. It also includes realtime data and a thorough background on the carbon cycle and greenhouse effect. Causes and effects of climate change grades 7 9 materials computers with internet access books and other resources students can use for research student work andor journals from unit 1 and unit 2 activities lcd or overhead projector with slide of climate change organizer copies of the climate change causes. More data available on noaas state of the climate website where you can. Lesson plans for educators a students guide to global. Understanding the greenhouse effect grades 7 9 description.
The purpose of this study was to investigate students conceptions of the greenhouse effect, global warming, and climate change. This free activity book will introduce you to the essential principles of climate. By adding more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, however, people are contributing to an enhanced. Of the greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide co2 is the most significant. The socalled greenhouse effect is essential to maintaining a climate that is hospitable to life on earth as we know it. Climate system climate system climate system climate system climate system climate system. Once each student has completed the form, we conduct 23 rounds of mix, pair, share to allow them to share their work with each other. The greenhouse effect in a jar in this introductory lab activity by the franklin. Climate change and the greenhouse effect betterlesson. These data were analyzed for content in an inductive manner to identify. For this reason, scientists at noaa and elsewhere have been studying this molecule carefully and attempting to quantify its abundance in the. Modeling the greenhouse effect, students will do a lab that demonstrates the greenhouse effect, and will discuss the results of the lab. Classroomready data resources national oceanic and.
Severe thunderstorms possible in northeast and southcentral plains. Take some student answers and write them on the board. A vigorous system will drop into the northeast and midatlantic to trigger some strong to severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, from the dcbaltimore area up to new york city. Modeling the greenhouse effect passport to knowledge. Have students create a diagram depicting the greenhouse effect using paper, markers, etc. Modeling our future climate in this video, students see how data from the ice core record is used to help scientists predict the future of. This book was created by clare shelton and the governors coral reef advisory group crag. Over the past 50 years, the average global temperature has increased at the fastest rate in recorded history and experts see the trend is accelerating.
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