Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect

Topic: Global Warming

Source: Lawrence Hall of Science GEMS Project

Web Address: http://lhsgems.org/GEMS.html

Navigate to the product by selecting "Teacher's Guides and Handbooks" in the GEMS Publications and Products section. Search by topic and select "Environmental".

Grade Levels: 6-8

Learning Strategies: Experiment, Simulate a Process, Analyze Articles, Stories, and Information about a Global Conference on Global Warming

Frameworks Connections: (Grades 6 - 8)

Science and Technology/Engineering

• Earth and Space Science

  Heat Transfer in the Earth's System

• Life Science

  Changes in Ecosystems Over Time

• Physical Sciences

  Forms of Energy
  Heat Energy

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