This is an excellent outdoor experiment that demonstrates how the Earth is kept warm enough for life through the greenhouse effect, as well as how this process contributes to global warming.
Students will carry out an experiment comparing the temperature difference between the air inside a glass jar and the air outside of it. This illustrates the impact of greenhouse gases on Earth's temperature.
They will then consider the effects of increasing greenhouse gases and how this influences global warming.
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Science
This is an excellent outdoor experiment that demonstrates how the Earth is kept warm enough for life through the greenhouse effect, as well as how this process contributes to global warming.
Students will carry out an experiment comparing the temperature difference between the air inside a glass jar and the air outside of it. This illustrates the impact of greenhouse gases on Earth's temperature.
They will then consider the effects of increasing greenhouse gases and how this influences global warming.