Experiment Station: Shadow Effect

Shadow Effect

In this experiment, the pupils measure the effect that ‘green facades’ have on the heating of surfaces (facades).

LEARNING GOALS

Pupils can explain the mechanism of shading and its significance for the cooling effect of plants in urban areas.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

  • SUBJECTS: Biology, Geography, Physics
    • REQUIRED PREMISES: classroom
      • TIME REQUIRED: approximately 20 minutes

      REQUIRED MATERIALS

      • Worksheet (download): WS_shadow_effect
      • Kitchen thermometer
      • Wooden box or cardboard house
      • Ivy
      • Lamp (heat)
      • Ruler
      • Glas with water Clock (mobile phone or iPad)
      • Clock
      WS_shadow_effect

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      There is a whole project day on the topic of ‘green facades’, entitled ‘Combating urban heat with urban greenery: green facades’.

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