The Greenhouse Effect Interactive Simulation

• This interactive simulation demonstrates the effect greenhouse gases and clouds have on infrared radiation, photons, and global temperatures.
• Students can engage with the simulation on three pages including the greenhouse effect, glass layers, and photon absorption.

Positives

• It includes tips for teachers, teacher-submitted activities, and translations in nearly fifty languages. 
• There are different adjustable settings including time period, greenhouse gas concentration, number of clouds, and simulation speed. 

Additional Prerequisites

• The simulation can be accessed instantly, but in order to access the teaching tips and teacher-submitted activities, you must first create a free account with PhET Interactive Simulations. 
• The "About" section provides topics that students should be familiar with before interacting with the simulation. 
• You may need to download the Java version to access the full simulation.
  

Differentiation

• The activities section has nearly thirty teacher-submitted activities for students and can be filtered by level, type, subject, and language. 
• The thermometer is available in Fahrenheit, Kelvin, and Celsius. 
• Students in chemistry classes can build their own atmospheres on the photon absorption simulation page. 
• A lesson on this topic is Heating It Up: The Chemistry of the Greenhouse Effect. 
• Other resources related to this topic include Greenhouse Effect and Greenhouse Effect - Investigating Global Warming.
  

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