Ideas+and+Plans+for+our+Elementary+Lesson+Plans

We should do a science experiment or some sort of demonstration. Visuals help greatly to convey a particular point. If environmental ideas could be incorporated into a Science Club-like show, we could very effectively explain points while creating a lasting image.

last year or the year before mr. B (my intro tech teacher) told us about the greenhouse efffect with this really interesting analogy that i think kids would understand. this is by no means a direct quote and i may or may not be getting the right message across BUT from what i remember it was; 'you know when your car sits in the sun and gets really hot and no fun to be in when you come back to it? what happens is the sun goes into the car through the glass warming it up. However, instead of going out, it gets trapped inside by the glass and plastic and just has to sit there (as more collects) with nothing to let it out. The car is like the globe and the glass is like CO2 and stuff that's clogging the heat's way OUT.'

Maybe we could make an impression by talking about how global warming can affect //their// lives - usually it has more of an impact if it applies directly to the audience.

We should keep our demos and presentation simple yet effective and meaningful, since a purely high-school level presentation would be boring for elementary school-ers and would leave little if any message.

I concur

We should also ask the students what they already know about Global Warming. I think we will be surprised at the information they already have. Is there a special Day of Service form to fill out in order to go on this trip?