Ocean Warming in a Jar Experiment
Overview
Students will measure water temperature increases in two beakers under a heat lamp. One beaker is not insulated and the other is insulated. Insulated water beaker heats more and holds heat longer.
Activity Type:
Lesson
Target Grade Level:
K-12
Estimated Duration:
Varies
Topics:
Oceans
Possible Connections to NGSS |
Performance Expectations K-ESS2-1: Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time. K-LS1-1: Use observations to describe patterns of what plants, animals and humans need to survive. 2-ESS1-1: Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly. 4-ESS3-1: Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment. MS-ESS3-4: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems. MS-ESS3-5: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. HS-ESS2-2: Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth's surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems. |
Created by:
Climate Kids
