Greenhouse gases - sense making by observing photons

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Submission Information
Authors	Trish Loeblein
Contact Email	ploeblei@jeffco.k12.co.us
School / Organization	PhET
Submitted	12/12/10
Updated	12/12/10
Contribution Description
Title	Greenhouse gases - sense making by observing photons
Simulations	The Greenhouse Effect
Keywords	photon, light, model, atom, phet, inquiry, photon, emission, molecule, vibration, rotation
Description	Learning Goals: Students will be able to Compare and contrast “light photons” and “infrared photons”. Identify what happens to light photons when they get to Earth and why the temperature of the earth and its atmosphere changes. Design experiments to observe how clouds change the photons behavior. Design experiments to observe how greenhouse gases change the photons behavior. Compare and contrast cloud behavior and greenhouse gas behavior. Use the Photon Absorption tab to identify if molecules are Greenhouse Gases and give the microscopic evidence that supports your ideas. Explain why inside a building or car sometimes is a different temperature than outside. Extension: Discover when the “Ice Age” was and what was has changed about the composition of the greenhouse gases.
Level	Undergraduate - Intro, High School
Type	Homework, Lab
Subject	Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science
Duration	30 minutes
Answers Included	No
Language	English

	Content Level
Content Standard	K-4	5-8	9-12
Science as Inquiry - A
Physical Science - B
Life Science - C
Earth & Space Science - D
Science & Technology - E
Science in Personal and Social Perspective - F
History and Nature of Science - G

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