Overview of Activity

Students calculate their personal contributions to greenhouse gas emissions.

Grade Level: 6 to 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Activity Type: In Class
URL:http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_4_2_20t.htm
Amount of Time Required for Activity: Two 45 minute periods

Description
Students are provided with graphs of concentrations of the major greenhouse gases and human contributions to the greenhouse effect. Alternatively, they can search for additional sources of this information. This information is used as background to a discussion about the regional and individual contribution to the greenhouse gases.

This activity is presented by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.

Relation to the Science Standards
Middle School
Content Standard B - Transfer of Energy
Content Standard D - Structure of the Earth System

High School
Content Standard B - The Interdependence of Organisms
Content Standard D - Energy in the Earth System
Content Standard D - Geochemical Cycles
Content Standard F - Environmental Quality

Related Part of the Exhibit
Causes of Change

Related Resources
Physicist Searches for Alternative Fuel Technologies - NewsHour, May 2, 2007
Alternative Fuels - An Indepth Report - NewsHour

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