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This web page is a module for Grades 6-9 on the Earth's greenhouse effect. It contains background information for teachers on the atmospheric gases that absorb and trap heat to make our planet suitable for life. It also compares atmospheres of nearby planets. Included are classroom activities with printable student guides that help students understand factors that influence heat-trapping ability of a greenhouse, including its structure and surface color.
This resource is part of 2 Physics Front Topical Units.
Topic: Heat and Temperature
Unit Title: Environmental Concerns: Global Climate and Greenhouse Effect This lesson for grades 6-9 promotes understanding of the Earth's Greenhouse Effect: without the heat-trapping capabilities of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, life would not be possible on Earth. Yet as levels of greenhouse gases rise, global temperatures are going up. This module explores the greenhouse effect through activities using 2-liter plastic soda bottles, thermometers, and a reflector lamp. Links to Units:
Topic: Heat and Temperature
Unit Title: Environmental Concerns: Global Climate and Greenhouse Effect This lesson for 9th grade Physical Science promotes understanding of the Earth's Greenhouse Effect. It goes into detail to explain solar radiation and how greenhouse gases in the atmosphere absorb infrared radiation to maintain a heat cycle. Students further explore the greenhouse effect through activities using 2-liter plastic soda bottles, thermometers, and a reflector lamp. Link to Unit:
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=8185">University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect. Boulder: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, October 11, 2007.</a>
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(University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, 2001), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20170209230150/http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_3_1.htm).
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Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, 2001), <http://web.archive.org/web/20170209230150/http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_3_1.htm>.
APA Format
Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect. (2007, October 11). Retrieved September 9, 2024, from University Corporation for Atmospheric Research: http://web.archive.org/web/20170209230150/http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_3_1.htm
Chicago Format
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect. Boulder: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, October 11, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20170209230150/http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_3_1.htm (accessed 9 September 2024).
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Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect. Boulder: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, 2001. 11 Oct. 2007. 9 Sep. 2024 <http://web.archive.org/web/20170209230150/http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_3_1.htm>.
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Title = {Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect},
Publisher = {University Corporation for Atmospheric Research},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {9 September 2024},
Month = {October 11, 2007},
Year = {2001}
}
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