Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!

The Greenhouse Effect

Provided by: EPA |Published on: March 30, 2023

Videos Grades 3-5, 6-8

Synopsis

This video explains the greenhouse effect on Earth, what greenhouse gases do, and how humans are affecting the natural greenhouse effect.
Links to other videos and materials about the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, climate change, and the scientific process are also provided.

Subjects: Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: EPA

Region: Global

Languages: English

Positives

The webpage is interactive and has opportunities for students to extend their learning.
Students will be stimulated by bright colors and the multimedia components of the webpage.
This would be an excellent resource to introduce students to the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, and the carbon cycle.

Prerequisites

Students will need basic familiarity with the states of matter, primarily understanding what a vapor or gas is.
Students should have a basic understanding of energy, and that heat from the sun is a source of energy.
Some terms students will need to be familiar with include emissions, infrared radiation, vapor, reflected, and atmosphere.

Differentiation & Implementation

English language learners may also need the terms cycle and energy front-loaded, as well as the terms mentioned above.
Students who need more processing time or have low listening comprehension can slow the playback speed on the video and/or turn on closed-captioning.
This resource is user-friendly and interactive, so it would be useful for a web quest activity for an inquiry-based learning experience.
Language arts classes can have students read the brief articles on this site as an informational text lesson or for a guided research project.

Scientist Notes

Teaching Tips

Standards

Resource Type and Format

All resources can be used for your educational purposes with proper attribution to the content provider.