Students observe demonstrations, and build and evaluate simple models to understand the greenhouse effect, the role of increased greenhouse gas concentration in global warming, and the implications of global warming theory for engineers, themselves and the Earth. In an associated literacy activity, students learn how a bill becomes law and research global warming legislation.

Concepts

carbon dioxide, engineering, stem, global warming

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Additional Tags

global warming legislation, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas concentration, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)