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Topic(s): Greenhouse Effect, Greenhouse Gases, Atmospheric Composition, Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

of molecular rotation and vibration - Difference between oxygen and nitrogen and greenhouse gases - radiation pinball is a GREAT metaphor for the greenhouse effect! - I did have to watch twice because ...

Regulating Greenhouse Gases

Topic(s): Greenhouse Effect, Deforestation, Sources and Sinks, Land Use Changes

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

supplmentary materials expand the ease of use of the video within a unit about regulating greenhouse gases. The video is best viewed on desktop or projected on screen in classroom, as it is slightly p ...

Hands-on Greenhouse Gas Molecule Models

Topic(s): Greenhouse Effect, Greenhouse Gases, Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

will need to frame the use of this resource within their own lessons on how greenhouse gases work. Instructors may consider creating their own tennis ball models for use in the classroom to amplify th ...

Steroids, Baseball and Climate

Topic(s): Greenhouse Effect, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)

specific event to global warming. This video uses a simple baseball analogy to explain how greenhouse gases have a similar impact as steroids do on a baseball player by increasing the chances of hitti ...

Greenhouse Effect Video - Scott Denning

Topic(s): Greenhouse Effect, Global Energy Balance

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, Informal Education

of gaseous molecules in Earth's atmosphere; molecular structure and vibrational modes of greenhouse gases (CO2, H2O, and CH4) versus non-greenhouse gases (O2 and N2). One caution: Dr. Denning compares ...

Heat-Trapping Gases

Topic(s): Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Causes of Climate Change, Measurements and Observations, Climate Data

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

the familiar graph. Text that accompanies the video provides some information about other greenhouse gases. Video length is 1:35 min. ...

What Is the Greenhouse Effect?

Topic(s): Greenhouse Effect, Greenhouse Gases, Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)

without doing much work to establish the link. While both are caused by increased greenhouse gases, the impact of the atmosphere blocking more heat from escaping does not directly connect to acidifica ...

Global Warming: Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect

Topic(s): Greenhouse Effect

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

Comments from expert scientist: Scientific strengths: Great, unique experiment to show how greenhouse gases work. - background essay is a great summary of how photosynthesis works, how humans are addi ...

Temperature Puzzle

Topic(s): Global Energy Balance, Albedo, Solar Radiation, Greenhouse Gases, Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

s temperature. Students watch the video to learn about the sun's energy output, albedo, greenhouse gases, and global temperatures. No teacher support materials are provided. No prerequisite knowledge ...

Our Shared Climate Future

Topic(s): Greenhouse Effect, Global Energy Balance, Climate System, Causes of Climate Change, Measuring and Modeling Climate

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

Arctic). The explanation and illustrations of the greenhouse effect and the function of greenhouse gases are presented in a coherent, logical manner. There are opportunities to stop the video and furt ...

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