1. Global Warming
and
Greenhouse Effect

2. Learning Objectives
You will be able to:
*tell what the greenhouse effect is
*what greenhouse gases are and their
effects on the environment
*what global warming is
*how do humans affect the climate
*what can we do to help reduce global
warming

3. Directions
• You will be doing an internet activity and
then you will be compiling your internet
information to design a poster
• Follow all of the information on the slides
• You will need to make sure you keep
yourself organized with the information
you are going to gather
• Use the word document provided to write
your information on

4. Here we go…
• Click on the site below and watch the movie, you will
need to scroll down a bit to find the movie.
• It is called iMatter: Story of Global Warming
• http://kids-vs-global-warming.com/Home.html
• There are a series of slides that come across during
the movie. Choose 3 of the words and pictures, and
write a reflection on the relationship between the
environment and the picture.
• For example: there is a picture of a gas tank and the saying is iProfit. Which could
represent a few things, the price of gas is going to continue to increase as time goes
on, the price of having emissions from cars is going to be pricier to everyone as time
goes on in the environment.

5. Questions
• Give a detailed explanation of what the
Greenhouse Effect is.
• Find a picture of the Greenhouse Effect and
give an explanation of the picture.
• http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/warming4.htm

6. What on EARTH affects
Climate?
• Go to the following website and put your mouse on each
of the pictures and click. Then go to your word
document and summarize the information from the
description of the picture. Keep in mind what does the
picture have to do with climate and the greenhouse
effect.
• http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/warming5.htm

7. Greenhouse Gases
• Use the websites provided to fill in the gases chart
located on the word document.
• What types of gases are in the atmosphere and what
are their effects on the earth?
• Use the next slide for the websites.
• If you don’t find what you are looking for you can go
and search for something yourself however many
other sites are pretty complex. You can also use the
picture grid you used earlier to answer the questions.
• http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/warming5.htm
• http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/greenhouse.htm

8. Greenhouse Gases
Click on the link provided below. (first one)
V:Templar Science85176999_d48dae9d10_orig.avi
When the movie opens a box will come up and you will need to click ok! Turn the sound down on your
computer.
You are going to start with this video about Global Warming. Make
sure you have your gases chart out because there is information
from the movie to use to fill in the chart.
• This site will also help with the chart you need to have filled out
about Greenhouse Gases you may also want to google Greenhouse
gases if you don’t get enough information from the ones provided.
http://www.clean-air-kids.org.uk/globalwarming.html

9. Are climates changing?
• Go to
http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/warming6.htm
• Answer the following questions on your word
document:
– How do scientist predict what the future of the climate will
be like?
– Name four things we currently know about the climate
– Give four predictions of our climate for the future and give
a brief explanation on the effects of each one.

10. What effect does Global Warming have
on humans?
• Use the site provided below to make a list
of at least 5 different ways humans will be
affected by global warming. Also, give a
brief description of each.
• http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/
2008/04/human_side.html

11. What can individuals do to help reduce
global warming?
• You need to come up with a list of ten different ways we
can help reduce global warming and give a brief
explanation of the strategy.
• Feel free to go back to any of the sites listed within the
power point or follow the ones below or search for your
own!
• http://environment.about.com/od/globalwarming/tp/globalwarmtips.htm
• http://globalwarming-facts.info/50-tips.html
• http://reference.aol.com/globalwarming?id=20050802173409990001