Students observe that air under high pressure will move toward a low-pressure area and certain objects in the air’s path may move in the same direction. ![]() |
In this activity, students move chips representing sunlight, heat, and infrared radiation around a series of boards representing Earth and its atmosphere. ![]() ![]() |
Air takes up space. It's only when air in the bottle escapes that more air is easily added! ![]() ![]() |
Find out how some wavelengths of light are scattered more than others producing blue skies and red sunsets. ![]() |
Students observe that a change in the temperature of air can impact the size of a bubble placed on a bottle that is cooled and/or heated. ![]() |
Use jelly beans to compare the compositons (amounts of different gases) of the atmospheres of Earth, Mars and Venus. ![]() |
Students will observe two scale models of Earth's atmosphere and the layers of the atmosphere to gain an appreciation for the size of the atmosphere compared to the planet Earth. ![]() |
Students use a model to test actions for staying safe from the Sun's ultraviolet radiation. ![]() |
This teaching box will help your students understand how conservation of energy determines the average temperature of a planet, including Earth. These activities also illustrate how the greenhouse effect prevents our home planet from becoming a frozen ball of ice! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
This teaching box provides resources related to the greenhouse effect. It will help you teach how the greenhouse effect warms our planet. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Students observe how different materials bend light, and how we can infer the nature of the material based on the amount it bends light rays. ![]() |
In this activity, students use models to observe that air is a fluid that flows due to temperature-driven density differences. ![]() |
In this hands-on activity, students explore how temperature affects the behavior of air molecules. ![]() |
Students learn how to crush a can with only air pressure. ![]() |
Use plungers to create a vacuum and learn about how air exerts pressure. ![]() |
Learn about Bernoulli's Principle with hair dryers and ping pong balls! ![]() |
In this computer-based virtual lab, students will learn about the layers of Earth's atmosphere by launching virtual balloons to collect temperature and pressure data at various altitudes. Given a limited number of balloon flights, students must plan carefully to gather data that generates a good "picture" of the atmosphere’s structure. ![]() |
IntroductionIn this activity, students will play the roles of various atoms and molecules to help them better understand the formation and destruction of ozone in the stratosphere. ![]() |