Lesson Materials

Per Class

• PhET Simulation - The Greenhouse Effect

• PhET Simulation - Molecules and Light

Per Student

• science notebook

Prep

Review 

• Lesson Plan

• Slides

• Lesson 7 Simulation Guide

• PhET Simulations

Prepare 

• Explore both PhET simulations:

  • Greenhouse Effect - shows how solar and infrared energy move through Earth’s system.

  • Molecules and Light - demonstrates which gases absorb infrared energy.

• Review and have Lesson 7 Simulation Guide available to you in the lesson. 

• Review the expectations for the Energy Balance Model, as students will build and revise it in their notebooks throughout the lesson.