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The Greenhouse Effect and Anthropogenic Climate Change in the Lab (Journal Article)

By:

Doucette, Danny

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The Physics Teacher ; , Volume 61, Number 8Publication details: Washington :American Association of Physics Teachers ,November 2023Description: 660–663pISSN:

0031-921X

Subject(s):

Teaching about the environment| sustainability| causes and mechanisms of climate change| conceptual model--greenhouse effect

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Summary: Abstract: There is a need for physics students to learn about the causes and mechanisms of climate change. This paper presents a lab investigation that helps students develop a conceptual model of the greenhouse effect. Students begin by exploring the concepts of albedo and absorbance. Next, they develop a conceptual and computational model to represent the flows of energy in Earth’s atmosphere. By making changes to the computational model, students can come to understand how changing Earth’s albedo and modifying the absorbance properties of the atmosphere can affect Earth’s surface temperature.

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Abstract: There is a need for physics students to learn about the causes and mechanisms of climate change. This paper presents a lab investigation that helps students develop a conceptual model of the greenhouse effect. Students begin by exploring the concepts of albedo and absorbance. Next, they develop a conceptual and computational model to represent the flows of energy in Earth’s atmosphere. By making changes to the computational model, students can come to understand how changing Earth’s albedo and modifying the absorbance properties of the atmosphere can affect Earth’s surface temperature.

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The Greenhouse Effect and Anthropogenic Climate Change in the Lab (Journal Article)

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