Students will synthesize information from maps that show population, concentrations of PM2.5, and PM2.5-attributable mortality across the globe in order to draw conclusions about the relationship between particulate pollution and human health.
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Students observe how air quality changes over time, for a selected location, using data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In this activity students will make observations about the objects, size, distance, and motion of the Sun, Earth, and Moon during a solar eclipse.
In this activity students will examine NASA data to determine the differences between a solar and lunar eclipse.
Students interpret a graph of surface temperatures taken from city districts and other types of communities.
Using hourly graphs of PM 2.5 data and HYSPLIT model trajectories, students will collect evidence for the effects of fireworks on air quality.
Students analyze a graph that illustrates the change in global surface temperature relative to 1951-1980 average temperatures.
Students will watch a video on the Greenland Ice Sheet and answer questions.
Students will examine air temperature data collected through The GLOBE Program during the 2017 US solar eclipse.
Conduct this EO Kids mini-lesson with your students to explore the phenomenon of Urban Heat Island Effect.