Students explore the greenhouse effect in this lesson using a computer simulation and develop a model for how it works.
Context for Use
This is the fourth lesson in the Climate Resiliency Education High School Climate Unit.
![Two smokestacks releasing smoke into the air.](/ceee/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2020-03/greenhouse-gas-emissions-hit-new-record.jpg?itok=btq3ECAU)
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What Students Will Do
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What Students Will Do
Students will learn that albedo doesn’t explain the worldwide trend of increasing temperature.
Materials
Climate Resiliency HS4 -Teacher Guide
Climate Resiliency HS4 -Student Activity Sheet
Climate Resiliency HS4 -Student Activity Sheet Key
Climate Resiliency HS4 -Slides
Climate Resiliency HS4 - Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming
Climate Resiliency HS4 - StatisticsProbabilityStandards
Climate Resiliency HS4 - Wahl ClimChange2007
Climate Resiliency HS4 -Greenhouse Effect Simulation Help
Description
- (5 minutes) Do Now: Reorient students to the storyline.
- (15 minutes) Sharing Initial Ideas Discussion: Generate ideas for today's lesson.
- (14 minutes) Data analysis: Albedo in Colorado
- (5 minutes) Discuss: Return to the Driving Questions Board to determine the missing variable.
- (5 minutes) Brainstorm: Generate ideas for next steps in the investigation.
- (5 minutes) Data analysis: Introduce Greenhouse gasses.
- (25 minutes) Using Models: Explore the PhET Greenhouse Effect simulation and the Concord Conservatory Radiant Energy simulation..
- (15 minutes) Using Models: Create a model on poster paper.
- (15 minutes) Building Understanding Discussion: Debrief on using models.
- (5 minutes) Consensus Building Discussion: Discuss what we've learned.