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Home Home TIGed Activities Database Water Vapor: Feedback or Forcing? (Pilot)

Water Vapor: Feedback or Forcing? (Pilot) [edit]

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GreenLearning (see all activities by this organization)

Level:
Primary / Elementary
Intermediate / Middle
Secondary

Views: 823

Subjects:
Mathematics
Science
Geography
Technology and Skilled Trades
Environmental Studies

Topics:
Water Issues
Air, Atmosphere and Climate

Web Pages Used:
Water Vapor Module
Education Modules
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Description:


This module is on water vapor's role in the atmosphere and climate change. After reading through the scenario and using the additional resources provided, students complete investigations to further their understanding and consolidate their knowledge. All of the investigations and their difficulty level are listed below. They can be downloaded in full from the 'Water Vapor Module' link.



The NASA Global Climate Change Education/Earth Science Education Alliance (ESSEA) modules include situations, connections to standards, resources and sample investigations. Unless labeled K-4 the modules can be adapted for middle and high school students.



 



Investigations: 


- Exploring the relation between water vapor and precipitation (intermediate)


- Water Cycle Activities for Elementary School Students (beginner).


- Diurnal Temperature Changes and Water Vapor Content (intermediate).


- Factors of the Greenhouse Effect (beginner). 


- GLOBE Water Vapor Measurement (intermediate).


- Stella Climate Model (advanced).


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