Collisional Heating

Collisional Heating
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A. Martin, B. Martin, Mahaffy, K. Genuis, D. Eymundson, T Keeler, King's Centre for Visualization in Science

This visualization shows the molecular interaction of infrared radiation with various gases in the atmosphere. Focus is on the interaction with C02 molecules and resultant warming of the troposphere.

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High School

Disciplinary Core Ideas: 5

HS-ESS2.D3: Changes in the atmosphere due to human activity have increased carbon dioxide concentrations and thus affect climate.

HS-PS1.A3: The structure and interactions of matter at the bulk scale are determined by electrical forces within and between atoms.

HS-PS1.A4: A stable molecule has less energy than the same set of atoms separated; one must provide at least this energy in order to take the molecule apart.

HS-PS1.B1: Chemical processes, their rates, and whether or not energy is stored or released can be understood in terms of the collisions of molecules and the rearrangements of atoms into new molecules, with consequent changes in the sum of all bond energies in the set of molecules that are matched by changes in kinetic energy.

HS-PS3.D1: Although energy cannot be destroyed, it can be converted to less useful forms—for example, to thermal energy in the surrounding environment.

Cross Cutting Concepts: 3

Energy and Matter

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Energy and Matter

HS-C5.2: Changes of energy and matter in a system can be described in terms of energy and matter flows into, out of, and within that system.

HS-C5.3: Energy cannot be created or destroyed—only moves between one place and another place, between objects and/or fields, or between systems.

HS-C5.4: Energy drives the cycling of matter within and between systems.

Climate Literacy

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Climate is complex

Energy Literacy

This Simulation/Interactive builds on the following concepts of Energy Literacy.

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Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow

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Teaching Tips

Guided questions will be helpful in orienting users to the animation and for drawing relationships between the displayed contents.
Best used in context of surrounding lesson http://www.explainingclimatechange.ca/Climate%20Change/Lessons/Lesson%203/lesson3.html, unless students are already familiar with concepts addressed.

About the Content

Great animated visualization of collisional heating in the atmosphere on the molecular level.
Options to see the individual effects of various molecules in the atmosphere (CO2, H2O, N2O, O2, N).
Options to display more or less information as needed including black body radiation, the IR spectrum, other gases in and relative temperature of the atmosphere.
Educator might need to provide students with explanation and definitions of concepts involved in the processes that are being animated.
Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.

About the Pedagogy

Lack of guided questions makes orienting to the animation difficult at first, but there is ample opportunity to create guided questions or to allow for authentic exploration by the learner.
Requires basic outside research of concepts if the instructor is unfamiliar with the material.
Resource likely to be more useful with the context provided by the lesson for which it was designed http://www.explainingclimatechange.ca/Climate%20Change/Lessons/Lesson%203/lesson3.html, which is in the CLEAN collection

Technical Details/Ease of Use

As a stand-alone, may lack sufficient guidance for intended users.
Very simple and clean design for online use. Need internet access.
Shockwave Flash file; requires browser plug-in

Entered the Collection: May 2015 Last Reviewed: May 2015

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High School

Disciplinary Core Ideas: 5

Cross Cutting Concepts: 3

Science and Engineering Practices: 1

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