Earth's Systems

In this lesson, students will learn about Eunice Newton Foote's 1856 discovery of the greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide, the historical context she performed her research in, and the implications of her discovery on climate and global warming. Students will watch a video replicating her experiment and learn the science behind the greenhouse effect. At the end of the lesson, students will explore the implications of the greenhouse effect for climate change and other related fields.

In this lesson, students will learn about Eunice Newton Foote’s 1856 discovery of the Greenhouse Effect of carbon dioxide. Students will recreate her experiment in the lab to learn about the Greenhouse Effect.

Students will explore Eunice Foote's discovery of the greenhouse gas effect and the context in which she conducted her research. By the end of this lesson, students will connect Foote’s unequal treatment to her work as a suffragette, fighting for women’s rights. Students will write their own version of the Declaration of Sentiments.

Students will learn about the significance of scientific writing, the significance of two writers from the early eighteen hundreds, and will practice writing themselves. 

Students will learn about the significance of scientific writing, the significance of two writers from the early eighteen hundreds, and will practice writing themselves. 

Students will learn, through research and debate, about the conflicts that can arise between astronomical and local communities over the construction of observatories.

In this lesson plan, students will learn about the history of meteorology and about African American weather forecasters of the Tuskegee Weather Detachment that served in the Air Corps during World War II.

Students will read a real paper that was submitted to the Royal Society by Hertha Ayrton in 1911 and will learn about the connection between science and the development of technology.