Greenhouse Effect
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Provided by: BioInteractive|Published on: August 13, 2021
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Synopsis
- This short animated video provides a brief overview of the greenhouse effect and related vocabulary.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: BioInteractive
Region: Global
Languages: English, Spanish
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video promotes students' thinking about the Earth's temperature and how humans are impacting this system.
Additional Prerequisites
- The video and transcripts are available to download in both Spanish and English.
- The video only briefly mentions how the burning of fossil fuels contributes to the greenhouse effect. This should be further emphasized by teachers.
Differentiation
- It might be beneficial to pause the animation at various points to discuss different components of the greenhouse effect.
- Teachers could task students with summarizing what they have seen in this video through concept maps, songs, skits, drawings, etc.
- Students could conduct research about the major contributors to the Greenhouse effect and how humans are influencing this process.
- Students could brainstorm solutions to limit greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.
- Other resources on the greenhouse effect include this video by Smile and Learn, this activity by NASA Climate Kids, this lesson plan for 3rd-5th grade, and this lesson plan for 6th-8th grade.
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