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Modeling the Greenhouse Effect Lab Report

Introduction:

Now that you’ve learned about how models help scientists understand real-world systems, you will
model the greenhouse effect through a lab activity. You will build your own model, record your
data and observations, and make a conclusion.

To help enhance your knowledge of the Greenhouse Effect, please visit this website for some
additional information… https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/GlobalWarming/page1.php

Problem: How does the greenhouse effect help determine the temperature on Earth?

Hypothesis:

Provide a possible solution or educated guess about what you think will happen in the
experiment. This should be written in an IF/THEN statement.

Materials:

If you needed to use alternative materials, make sure to include any changes as part of the
procedure.

● 2 plastic soda bottles (large enough for thermometers)

● 2 thermometers

● Clear food wrap

● Rubber band

● Tape

● Scissors

● Soil

Unable to gather these materials? Watch this lab video to collect your data instead.
*The video only provides the starting temperature & ending temperature, so you’ll leave
the other rows of the data table blank.

Procedure:

1. Cut the tops of the bottles off to make a large opening.


2. Add 2 cm of soil to the bottom of each bottle.
3. Place the thermometers inside the bottles. You may want to tape them to the sides,
facing out so you will easily be able to read them later.
4. Record the temperature in each bottle.
5. Cover one bottle with the clear food wrap and use the rubber band to secure it.
6. Place both bottles in the sun.
7. Take the temperature every minute for 15 minutes and record the temperature in a data
table.
8. While you wait, take a picture of your bottles to upload with your assignment.

Variables:

List the independent, dependent, and controlled variables.

Data and Observations: Record the temperature of covered and uncovered bottles every
minute for 15 minutes.

Time (every minute) Temperature of covered Temperature of


bottle (oF) uncovered bottle (oF)

10

11

12

13
14

15

Analysis:

Include a graph of your data to show the change in temperature.

Questions and Conclusion:

Write a short essay to explain your experiment and what happened and upload that as well.
Answer the following questions in your essay:

1. Which bottle heated up more rapidly?


2. How did the final temperatures compare between the two bottles? Explain the most
likely reason for these results.
3. Explain how the results might have been different if another material were used instead
of the food wrap. Give reasons for your explanations.
4. Which bottle is more like a model of the Earth? Explain why, using specific examples.
5. In what ways is the model different from Earth’s atmosphere?

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