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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Greenhouse Effect: Make a Terrarium

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Capture the essence of life within your own miniature greenhouse, or terrarium.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Greenhouse Effect

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An inquiry lab measuring the effect of carbon dioxide and temperature change in an enclosed environment to simulate the greenhouse effect.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Greenhouse Effect and Surface Radiation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars will design a controlled experiment to demonstrate the greenhouse effect and the effect of different surfaces on light reflection.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Jason: The Greenhouse Effect a Good Thing?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Rainforests at the Crossroads: Simulate the greenhouse effect by collecting and analyzing temperature data in three conditions: an open beaker, a covered beaker, and a covered beaker into which they breathe. Simulate the sun with a lamp...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Greenhouse Effect Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars measure temperature changes inside soda bottles filled with CO2 and air as incandescent light is shined on them to model the Greenhouse Effect.
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The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute Online: Greenhouse Effect in a Jar

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students can investigate the greenhouse effect on the atmosphere with this simple lesson. The steps are easy and the materials needed are basic.
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Website
Other

Niwa: Climate Change, Global Warming, and Greenhouse Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to learn more about climate change, global warming, and greenhouse gases? This web page contains links to websites around the world concerned with providing information about these. Topics include climate shift, greenhouse effect,...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What Is the Greenhouse Effect?

For Students 3rd - 8th
An illustrated explanation of the greenhouse effect.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Greenhouse Effect in a Greenhouse

For Students 7th - 9th
In this activity, you will use a temperature sensor to relate changes in sunlight to the temperature of the air trapped in a container.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Model Greenhouses

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about the advantages and disadvantages of the greenhouse effect. They construct their own miniature greenhouses and explore how their designs take advantage of heat transfer processes to create controlled environments....
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Interactive
PBS

Kqed: What Are Greenhouse Gases and Where Do They Come From?

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive infographic to learn about sources of the main greenhouse gases. Read facts, figures, and statistics about four important gases in the atmosphere.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: The Space Place: Life in a Greenhouse

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this website to discover how the Earth acts as a greenhouse due to the production of greenhouse gases. Find out what ozone it, where it's found, and even view a video showing the different concentrations of ozone in the atmosphere.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Greenhouse Effect in a Greenhouse

For Students 6th - 8th
A lab where students will construct their own small greenhouse out of a plastic container, plastic wrap, and different materials to observe the effect this has on temperature. Data is collected, graphed, and saved online to be graded by...
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Climate Kids: What Is the Greenhouse Effect

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find out how Earth's atmosphere acts like a greenhouse, and the effect this has on ecosystems.
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Website
NASA

Climate Kids: Greenhouse Effect

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Fun website for kids to learn about earth science. Students read about greenhouse gasses and the effect on the environment.
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Website
PBS

Greenhouse Green Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
Why is the earth just the right temperature to support life? The answer is the greenhouse effect, and you can learn more about it using this resource.
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Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions

For Students 9th - 10th
Earth's atmosphere contains greenhouse gases. Find out what these gases are and where they come from. Also link to other information about how greenhouse gases contribute to climate change.
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Lesson Plan
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Greenhouse Gases [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan in which young scholars observe and contrast thermal properties of three major greenhouse gases. Using simple, readily available materials, students collect temperature change over time for dry air, water-saturated air,...
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Unit Plan
King's Centre for Visualization in Science

Explaining Climate Change: Lesson 6: Greenhouse Gases: A Closer Look

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the sixth lesson in a series of learning modules on the topic of climate change. It takes a look at the different important greenhouse gases in our atmosphere and some of the ways in which humanity is affecting the atmospheric...
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Website
Other

The Greenhouse Effect: Natural and Amplified Warming

For Students 3rd - 8th
This concise resource presents a thorough drawing which simplifies the explanation of the greenhouse effect into six easy to understand steps.
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Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Your Own Greenhouse

For Students 3rd - 6th
Climate scientists around the world study greenhouse gases and the ways they affect global climate. By making a small greenhouse, recreate the greenhouse effect and measure its effect on temperature.
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Article
Washington State University

Washington State University: Ask Dr. Universe: What Are Greenhouse Gases?

For Students 3rd - 8th
A question posed by a ten-year-old from Bolivia: What exactly are greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect? Dr. Universe finds an answer from Washington State University's Brian Lamb.
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Interactive
PBS

Quest: How Do Greenhouse Gases Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive infographic to learn about the function of greenhouse gases, and how they affect heat in the atmosphere.
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Article
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: What Are Greenhouse Gases?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how greenhouse gases help keep the Earth warm.

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