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Water is a Heat Sink Lesson PlanWater is a Heat Sink Lesson Plan
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Space Awareness
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3rd - 8th
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Water is a Heat Sink

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One of the key objectives of Europe's Copernicus Earth program is to monitor the temperatures of the oceans and seas on Earth. Young scholars learn the effects of different heat capacities through two experiments. These experiments directly relate to the behavior atmosphere and oceans on Earth. Then, it connects to the relationship with global warming.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

water, heat, solar radiation, heat capacity, oceans, the atmosphere, global warming, balloons, expansion, air, gases

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Hypothesize what would happen to a balloon filled with soil if the same experiment was performed
  • Research the most recent ocean temperature graph from Europe's Copernicus Earth program

Classroom Considerations

  • Use caution with matches, open flames, and other heat sources

Pros

  • Contains a materials list of simple and readily available supplies
  • Provides the formulas for heat capacity for advanced scholars to extend on the lesson

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RST.6-8.3 RST.6-8.4

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