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Insulating You, Insulating Earth: Examining the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect

To model the enhanced greenhouse effect, students conduct an experiment using their own body heat, thermometers, towels, and space blankets.

Educator guide (PDF)
Insulating You, Insulating Earth handout (PDF)
Insulating You, Insulating Earth presentation (PowerPoint)
Insulating You, Insulating Earth (instructional video)

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Climate Change and the Water Cycle (main page)

Day 1
•Insulating You, Insulating Earth: Examining the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect

Day 2
•Weather or Climate? You Decide!
•Understanding the Difference: Do the American Public and Media Understand Weather and Climate?
•Evaporation Investigation setup

Day 3
•The Water Cycle Game
•Evaporation Investigation measurements

Day 4
•Streams and Steam: Effects of Climate Change on the Water Cycle
•Evaporation Investigation measurements

Day 5
•Evaporation Investigation conclusion
•Ready, Set, Grow: How Does Climate Change Affect Primary Producers?

Day 6
•Rainout Shelters: How Does the Availability of Water Affect Plant Growth in the Desert?

Day 7 - 10
•Climate Data Jam: Communicating Climate Data to Nonscientists

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