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Avoiding Flawed Demonstrations: Greenhouse Effect Intro/Index Faulty Demos Errors, Misconceptions Testing, Lab Results Scientifically Strong Resources Rebuttals Acknowledgements Contact This web portal is a resource within America's online library for Education & Research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics:

Index and Introduction (Special section's home page) Overview of Flawed Demo Examples Menu of the individual examples: Analysis and testing of flawed demo designs Being most heavily promoted: Need -- National Energy Education Development     Keystone Center Prominent demos:     CLEAN     Bill Nye & Al Gore    On BBC TV    AMNH -- American Museum of Natural History Many examples currently on-line:    Spin on That   PBS's Nova Capturing Carbon    Pico Tech     CIRES         Flawed demos of this variety have been carefully reviewed, tested and analyzed by other reputable scientists: Lueddecke et.al. Common errors with these relatively rare variations: Using other heat trapping (greenhouse) gases    Sunlight as the energy source variations Pico Tech http://www.picotech.com/experiments/global/globalwarming.html Details, review to follow. Example of demo found on the web. Makes many of the common errors. Errors if not addressed tend to be self-feeding People site the example, since many are doing, and no one pointing out the errors, easier to spread. Like an unsupported myth. Developer, sponsor-promoter: Educational institutions in the United States presenting this demo include: Science centers and museums, aquariums, k-12 schools, government outreach and education, teacher professional development workshops, websites, videos, and educator conferences & trade shows. Note: it has become a common practice to present educational materials without giving due acknowledgement and credit to their original creator. This is not good academic etiquette or protocol, we feel. Notwithstanding, clear copies of the ------------ demo are spreading across the US. In addition, several popular variations are being presented, that would appear to be have been derived from the version discussed here. Note: it has become a common practice to present educational materials without giving due acknowledgement and credit to their original creator. This is not good academic etiquette or protocol, and weakens science education, we feel.  Demos are frequently presented without crediting the original developer(s). Introduction and Index >>  Faulty demonstrations being heavily promoted -- over a dozen examples << Errors and misconceptions commonly found in flawed demonstrations Testing the demos, mistakes revealed -- lab & field results from scientists and hundreds of students & teachers Scientifically strong demonstrations engaging millions. Powerful, fun, dramatic, unforgettable. Resources & Further Background Encouraging rebuttal: welcoming sponsor-promoters to defend if demos are scientifically valid. Testing the evidence for everyone to see, experience for themselves -- that's what has made science demonstrations so very powerful in history Acknowledgements, Thank You's            Contact

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