Grade Level: 8 – 12
Students Will:
- Graph the change in CO2 (ppm) in the global atmosphere between 1979-1998
Activity Material:
http://education.arm.gov/teacherslounge/lessons/amountgas.stm
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Investigating Ice Cores
Grade Level: 9 – 12
Students Will:
- Measure, draw and label the thickness of the different layers of ice.
- Perform test for particulates, pH, or oxygen from the ice core sample.
- Draw and graph the results over time.
Activity Material:
Lesson Plan (word)
Ice cores resource website
Earth’s Energy Cycle – Albedo
Grade Level: 6 – 9
Students Will:
- Explore how the color of materials at the Earth’s surface effect the amount of warming.
- Develop a hypothesis, collect data, and make interpretations.
- Be able to explain why dark colored materials become hotter.
Activity Material:
http://www.eo.ucar.edu/educators/ClimateDiscovery/ESS_lesson4_10.19.05.pdf
Planting Trees – Law of Conservation of Mass
Grade Level: 8 – 12
Students Will:
- Estimate roughly the number of trees to be planted in a year as a carbon sink to compensate for the usage of a car.
Activity Material:
http://education.arm.gov/teacherslounge/lessons/planting.stm
Dissolved Gases in Water
Grade Level: 6 – 9
Activity Summary:
- This activity will demonstrate that ocean water can absorb greenhouse gases and what appears to be clear water is actually a complex solution of dissolved gases.
Activity Material:
http://education.arm.gov/teacherslounge/lessons/dissolvedgas.stm
Ocean Absorption Lab
Grade Level: 6 – 12
Students Will:
- Conduct an experiment to learn about the method of oceanic absorption for carbon sequestration.
- Determine if ocean (salt) water can hold more dissolved CO2 than fresh water before it turns acidic.
Activity Material:
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PowerPoint
Effects of Solar Radiation on Land and Sea
Grade Level: 6 – 9
Students Will:
- Find out about the different heating properties of soil and water
- Understand places near the sea have a more moderate climate than those inland.
Activity Material:
http://education.arm.gov/teacherslounge/lessons/solareffects.stm
Making Convection Currents
Grade Level: 6 – 9
Activity Summary:
- Students observe convection in water due to temperature differences and describe the pattern of water movement with words and pictures. Students learn that the same process happens in both the oceans and the atmosphere through class discussion.
Activity Material:
http://www.eo.ucar.edu/educators/ClimateDiscovery/ESS_lesson3_10.19.05.pdf
Dinosaur Breath
Grade Level: 6 – 9
Activity Summary:
- In this simple demonstration, students will learn about the role of dinosaurs in the carbon cycle and the eventual storage of excess carbon in the form of chalk. They will understand the importance of the carbon cycle.
Activity Material:
http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_4_2_16t.htm
Paleoclimates and Pollen
Grade Level: 7 – 9
Activity Summary:
- Analyze a model of pollen grains in soil samples from Washington or Colorado to determine the type and amount of “pollen” in the samples, the type of vegetation and age of their samples, and conclude the likely climate at the time the pollen was shed.
Activity Material:
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/teacher_resources/teach_pollen.html
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