Sun angle and the greenhouse effect activity packet

Activity sheets for calculating sun angle for any day and any place on Earth, plus the hot-car investigation that introduces the greenhouse effect.

For: Kindergarten, 3rd grade and middle school
Standards: K-8 weather and climate standards
Format: Printable activity packet with teacher notes
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Lucky the dog looking out from the inside of a car — Lucky. Copyright © Amy Lilienfeld 2021.

What’s included

The hot-car investigation: a safety-relevant, everyday introduction to the greenhouse effect that works from kindergarten up
Step-by-step sun angle worksheets for calculating noon sun angle for any date at any latitude
Seasonality activities connecting sun angle to temperature in the midlatitudes
Extension activities comparing sun angle in other parts of the world
Teacher notes with answer keys and background content

These are the same packets participants receive in the Will it get too warm in the car for Lucky? workshop.

Pair it with the workshop

These materials are the same packets used in the workshop. Book the workshop and your teachers learn the content and the activities together.

Kindergarten, 3rd grade and middle school

Will it get too warm in the car for Lucky?

Why does a parked car get so hot? Teachers learn the greenhouse effect through an everyday example, then learn to calculate sun angle for any day of the year, anywhere on Earth.

Length: 2 hours
Credit: 2 CEUs / SCECHs
Standards: Weather and climate standards, K through middle school

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