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Activity (Hands-On)Grades 5 - 6

It's Really Heating Up in Here!

Materials List

Each group needs:

  • 1 box modeling clay
  • 1 medium-sized, deep, aluminum tin (such as an aluminum pie tin)
  • 1 box plastic wrap
  • 1 6-8 oz. paper cup, filled with water and frozen
  • water
  • The Greenhouse Effect Reading (PDF) (1 per group or 1 for the teacher to read aloud)