Deforestation and the Greenhouse Effect Station

Goal: At this station you will model the Greenhouse Effect and explain how this relates
to deforestation

Instructions:
1. Take one large beaker and place a thermometer inside. Cover the top with plastic
wrap. Be sure to make a tight seal.
2. Take the second large beaker and place a thermometer inside. Carefully take the
small beaker and add approx. 25mL of vinegar. Add 2 scoops of baking powder to the
small beaker and AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE place the small beaker inside the large
one. Cover the top with plastic wrap. Be sure to make a tight seal.
3. Shine a light on both beakers. Get it as close as possible. Use a retort stand to hold
the lights if available.
4. Begin timing immediately.
5. After one minute, record the temperature inside both beakers on your worksheet.
Use the third thermometer to record the temperature under the light but outside the
beakers.
6. Continue for 10 minutes or until you are told to switch stations.
7. Complete the questions on your worksheet.

Thermometer Thermometer

Plastic wrap
covers top Plastic wrap
covers top

Small beaker
with vinegar
& baking
soda

Beaker 1 Beaker 2
 Deforestation and the Greenhouse Effect Station
(Beginner)

Goal: At this station you will model the Greenhouse Effect and explain how this relates
to deforestation

Time (minutes) Beaker 1 Beaker 2 Outside

Inside Temperature Inside Temperature Temperature
1

10

Questions:
1. The situation created with Beaker 1 is like the Greenhouse Effect. The light represents the
_____________________

and the glass beaker represents the

_________________________________________________________________

2. Baking soda plus vinegar creates a gas. This gas is

______________________________________________________

3. Deforestation is the cutting down of trees in large numbers. Trees help give us
______________________________

and they take in ________________________________ gas to use for photosynthesis. When we cut
down large
 numbers of trees this means less _____________________ for us and too much
_____________________________

in our atmosphere.

4. Beaker 2 represents the relationship between the Greenhouse Effect and deforestation.
Deforestation can cause

temperatures to ________________________________________________________ than just the

Greenhouse

Effect alone.
Deforestation and the Greenhouse Effect Station
(Advanced)

Goal: At this station you will model the Greenhouse Effect and explain how this relates
to deforestation

Time (minutes) Beaker 1 Beaker 2 Outside

Inside Temperature Inside Temperature Temperature
1

10

Questions:
1. How is the situation with Beaker 1 similar to the Greenhouse Effect?

2. What is the gas created from the reaction in the small beaker added to Beaker 2?
3. What gas do trees give off? What gas do trees take in?

4. How is the situation with Beaker 2 similar to the Greenhouse Effect PLUS deforestation?

5. What is different between the temperatures seen in Beaker 1 vs Beaker 2? What does this
tell you about deforestation?