Begin a full instructional activity on climate change by demonstrating how carbon dioxide gas contributes to increased temperatures. Be aware that pressure inside the antacid-containing bottle in Activity 2 may cause the lid to fly off; keep viewers at a safe distance and wear safety goggles. Show a PowerPoint presentation to teach energy balance, the greenhouse effect, and other concepts related to climate change. Part of the instructional activity includes demonstrating the effect of melting ice.  

Concepts

global warming, climate change, energy balance, energy, greenhouse gases, the carbon cycle, the greenhouse effect

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Additional Tags

global warming, climate change, greenhouse gas, greenhouse effect, keeling curve, energy balance, carbon cycle, science

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Pros

• Earth science concepts for Next Generation Science Standards are addressed
• Well-designed PowerPoint includes notes to support accompanying lecture
• An appropriate introduction to other climate change lessons by the same publisher

Cons

• No instruction for how to increase retention of material; consider designing a note-taking guide for the lesson or having the activities done in lab groups as opposed to demonstrating them