Global Warming
Experiment #20 from Investigating Environmental Science through Inquiry
- Subject
- Environmental Science
Introduction
Global warming is an environmental science topic of much concern. The average surface temperature the Earth increased by 0.6ÂșC during the 20th century, with the increase occurring mainly from 1910 to 1945 and 1976 to 2000. The 1990s was the warmest decade, and 1998 was the warmest year of the century and on record. Growing scientific consensus attributes this global warming to the enhanced greenhouse effect. In this experiment you and your classmates will investigate the greenhouse effect and the enhanced greenhouse effect.
Objectives
In the Preliminary Activity, you will gain experience using a Temperature Probe and learn technique that can be used in your subsequent research.
After completing the Preliminary Activity, you will first use reference sources to find out more about global warming, the greenhouse effect, and the enhanced greenhouse effect before you choose and investigate a researchable question.
Sensors and Equipment
This experiment features the following sensors and equipment. Additional equipment may be required.
Correlations
Teaching to an educational standard? This experiment supports the standards below.
- International Baccalaureate (IB)/Environmental Systems and Societies
- 6.1 Introduction to the atmosphere
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This experiment is #20 of Investigating Environmental Science through Inquiry. The experiment in the book includes student instructions as well as instructor information for set up, helpful hints, and sample graphs and data.
