Sunday, January 12, 2014

Climate Chem for Kids

I spent  a little time looking online at the representations of the molecules we are talking about every day. Its a fairly simple activity, and we have all done something like it before. For our purposes it was a little too simple. I wish it could help me visualize the bonding of the molecules better.

This activity would be a fun way to get younger kids thinking about the science of the atmosphere, and the ways we represent intangible ideas about the world around us.

( http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/gumdrops/en/ )

Paper has Greenhouse Gases as title across top. Legend at upper left names the four kinds of atoms (O = oxygen; H = hydrogen; Cj = carbon; N = nitrogen) with the appropriate colored gumdrop beside it. Rest of page has the names of the molecules, with formulas, and the gumdrop model placed above the labels.
Courtesy of: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/gumdrops/en/

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