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What Makes Cities Hot? An Urban Heat Island Activity

Several thermometers on pavement
Paper Thermometers are used here (black) with the glass thermometers in white. If paper thermometers are not practical, consider using Infrared Thermometer (IRT).
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Levels
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Lesson Plan
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 3.2 – Energy from the Sun is created in the core…
NGSS
  • ESS2 - Earth's Systems
Heliophysics Topics
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Radiation
Material Cost per Learner $1 – $5
Language English

In this activity, students explore the Urban Heat Island Effect phenomenon by collecting temperatures of different materials with respect to their locations (Click Here)