Group 16: The Greenhouse Effect

Teaching materials compiled by Roslyn Conti, Tristan Kelly and Dongping Huang(Sally)
The following is a carefully selected list of online teaching materials that will be useful for building teachers’ knowledge on the issue and most importantly for engaging primary school students into an exploration of the greenhouse effect.

What is the greenhouse effect, why the name?

Engaging introduction to the greenhouse effect specifically aimed at kids.
http://tiki.oneworld.net/global_warming/climate3.html

Simple, easy to understand definition.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change
Definition for teacher’s understanding
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Greenhouse_gas

Features a concise definition appropriate for younger children. The website is based primarily for young students. It would be ideal for extensions used during computer time. This website includes games and the navigation is very child friendly.
http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/greenhouse.html

Games for kids useful for introducing the topic.
http://www.clean-air-kids.org.uk/Games/index.html

General homepage from the David Suzuki Foundation, general description of the topic as well as specific links are available.
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/Science/

Very useful resource, some specific pages from this website have been listed separately, it is well worth having a look at the home page and directing students there too.
http://tiki.oneworld.net/global_warming/climate_home.html

What is the science involved?

Specific information pertaining to the science of Greenhouse Gases. http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/Science/Greenhouse_Gases.as

Weather trends: this site provides information regarding weather patterns resulting from the greenhouse effect. It also has useful diagrams that show weather trends, these would be very effective in the classroom.
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/change/

Send children to this engaging page and they will see what storms lie ahead.
http://tiki.oneworld.net/global_warming/climate6.html

The sun is hotting up: information aimed at kids explaining what is happening with the sun.
http://tiki.oneworld.net/global_warming/climate2.html

Here is a useful map that shows geography of greenhouse gases predicted effects.
http://archive.cyark.org/hazards/?gclid=CKyS6OqDspICFSW7iQodVmmHFQ

Detailed and exciting resource for children specifically exploring global warming.
http://globalwarmingkids.net/

Natural and enhanced...

This site offers information specifically directed towards the enhanced Greenhouse Effect due to human involvement.
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/Science/Skeptics.asp

This article explores the differences between the natural Greenhouse Effect of the Earth’s atmosphere with the enhanced Greenhouse Effect associated with climate change.
http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/holper_2001b.html

Is the greenhouse effect a good thing or something to worry about?

Youtube video promoting ‘Earth Hour,’ good introduction to current action regarding the greenhouse effect.
·http://www.climatechange.com.au/

Photography that can be used in class to get a global perspective on the greenhouse effect.
http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/

The website contains in class experiments for grades 3 – 5 that outline the dangers of enhanced Greenhouse Effect.
http://ku-prism.org/resources/polar/warminglessons.html

Climate change impacts on fire weather.
http://www.csiro.au/science/ps17j.html

Climate change impacts for Australia.
http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/impacts/overview.html

Greenhouse effect for kids.
http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/greenhouse.html

Good for exploring ideas about what we can do to combat global warming.
http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming/tenthings/--