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Greenhouse S'Mores Lesson PlanGreenhouse S'Mores Lesson Plan
Publisher
Baylor College
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Hands-on Activity
Year
2012
Lesson Plan

Greenhouse S'Mores

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Your class will agree that this is the best way to demonstrate the greenhouse effect: making solar s'mores! Using a clear plastic cups as mini atmospheres, lab groups compare how adding different materials affects the melting rate of chocolate inside! This lesson is even more delicious because it comes as part of a unit that contains so many s'more cross-curricular resources!

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Concepts

solar energy, energy, the greenhouse effect

Additional Tags

greenhouse effect, solar energy, science

Pros

  • Simple experiment that will captivate and educate 
  • Reading material reinforces concepts
  • Provides many supportive resources
  • Attractive, professionally designed format
  • Part of a unit published by The Baylor College of Medicine

Cons

  • None

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