Is CO2 to Blame?
by Jolie Varholdt
This lesson includes 1 or 2- 50 minute period(s) worth of Greenhouse gas exploration. Students are creating and refining a drawn model of greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere, reading and discussing information on NASA technology for carbon dioxide detection, conducting a lab to show the ability of carbon dioxide to retain heat, and using Phet simulations to explore specific molecules in the atmosphere.
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FxEETRzxi1ABtoc9L49J_XqxCnrgxOiL/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Earth and Space Science E1: Earth Systems Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD)
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