Student Pages - Lesson 1 - The Atmosphere
When you have completed your experiments, use the internet to learn more about Earth's unique atmosphere.
1. Conduct research on Global Warming.
- http://webserv.gsfc.nasa.gov/ESD/edu/
- http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
- http://www.epa.gov/
- Use Google or Yahoo! to find other web sites on global warming.
2. Compare the atmosphere of another planet to Earth's atmosphere. Record the types of gases, air pressure, and surface temperature. Create a chart of your findings and share your information with the class.
- http://www.mardiros.net/atmosphere/out_there.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
- http://www.windows.ucar.edu/windows.html
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