What makes cities hot? An urban heat island activity

Explore how differences in surfaces can cause temperature differences on the rnground and in the air, and why

Author(s):

Anna Scott

Date Accepted: 2015-11-20 Grade Group: Upper Elementary (3-5) Benchmarks: M4.2.3 M6.2.2 M6.2.5 M6.2.8 S1.2.1 S1.2.6 S14.2.1 S15.2.4 S15.2.5 Keywords: environment hands-on measurement urban heat island thermometer heat Microsoft Word: 08_03_15_1.docx PDF Document: 08_03_15_1_4.pdf

Author Notes

Thanks for the corrections. I redid the pictures and added a section about paper thermometers. I hope its more clear- please let me know if there are other ways to improve this.

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