If your child shows an interest in science and helping out the environment, check out these activity ideas. Things that we depend upon and value water, energy, transportation, wildlife, agriculture, ecosystems, and human health are experiencing the effects. All changes since that date should be recorded in an ods record book on board. Find an array of environmental and science based lesson plans, activities and. This free activity book will introduce your students to the essential principles of climate science and what you can do to protect our earth. After completing this activity, students should be able to. Ozone is used in industrial processes and as a disinfectant. Use answer key below to grade student work or to have students check their work. Ozone is a molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms linked together. An important policy stimulus in many respects, ozone depletion spawned the montreal protocol of 1987 the most significant international environmental treaty then in existence.
The student sheet shows the steps to follow to determine the volume of a cube. Activities recommended for grades 35 regional ocean activity books. These efforts protect and conserve our nations natural resources, ocean, and coastal waterways from the. Global warming this term refers to the general increase in the earths average tempera. Sencer ozone resources this browsable list from the science education for new civic engagements and responsibilities sencer project lists approximately 25 resources involving ozone and societal issues such as human health and sustainability. When the sun rises over the antarctic in the spring september, ultraviolet light rapidly releases free chlorine atoms into the stratosphere starting a cycle that destroys ozone molecules. These directions follow those in the what to do and how to do it section of the teachers lesson plan. Measurements from satellites this year showed the hole in earths ozone layer that forms over antarctica each september was the smallest observed since 1988, scientists from nasa and noaa announced today.
Noaa research greenhouse effect page 1 greenhouse effect activity key i. Noaa library for students, parents and teachers brochures. Lesson plans, teacher guides and online environmental epa. It also was an issue critical to nasas history that served as a bridge linking nasas weather and landresource satellites to nasas concern for the global. According to nasa, the ozone hole reached its peak extent on sept. Warm air helped make 2017 ozone hole smallest since 1988.
An introduction to global warming for students in grades 68. Student activites neurolab coastal marine biolabs is currently recruiting high school students to participate in the 2018 neurolab program. In this ozone instructional activity, students read about the ozone layer, its makeup and its depletion. Hurricane student activity book pacific climate change portal. Lesson plans, teacher guides and online resources for. Your budding environmentalist can learn a thing or two or more by celebrating world ozone layer day. These impacts extend well beyond an increase in temperature, affecting ecosystems and communities in the united states and around the world. Because of its distinct chemical properties, it serves a dual purpose in the atmosphere. These include and can be narrowed down by assessment types, learning strategies e. Oceanic and atmospheric research oar or noaa research provides the research foundation for understanding the complex systems that support our planet. This causes a disruption of the oceanatmosphere system in the tropical pacific having important consequences for. This epa coloring and story book, for children in preschool through 2nd grade. Ozone in the stratospherea layer of the atmosphere between 15 and 50 kilometers.
In this ozone layer day instructional activity, students read or listen to a passage about ozone layer day, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose words, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion. This activity will introduce students to the use of color maps to visualize data. Air contains oxygen molecules that are made up of two oxygen atoms combined together o 2. Five questions about 2019s recordsmall ozone hole noaa. This elementary activity book helps explain to students how weather over a long period of time describes climate, how sea level rise can affect coastal communities and environments, and how humans are contributing to climate change and what actions can help solve this problem.
Wetlands education everything you need to help your student understand wetlands and how they fit into the water cycle and the environment. A portal site of links to activities, curriculum, education programs, resources and teaching tools to assist you in wetlands and habitat education. The national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa invites you to. It is created when highenergy ultraviolet light from the sun strikes a normal oxygen molecule. When good ozone goes bad weather patterns, transpacific pollution cause spring ozone spikes in us southwest. Look up key events in american environmental historyfor example. Working in partnership with other organizational units of the noaa, a bureau of the department of commerce, noaa research enables better forecasts, earlier warnings for natural disasters, and a greater understanding of the earth. National oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa. Ozone is everywhere in our atmosphere, but most of.
Noaa research greenhouse effect page 1 greenhouse effect student activity book i. Wind pattern over antarctica that isolates the ozone hole 4. Trends in temperature red bars, tropospheric chlorine green line solomon, 1999, and ozone depletion black line staehelin et al. Constructing a model of ppbv of surface ozone this activity is associated with studies of surface ozone but can serve studies of stratospheric ozone as well. Late spring and early summer is when the air quality is generally good across most of the united states. Find a straightforward explanation of the ozone layer and ozone depletion. Introduction ozone is similar to oxygen that we breathe. Montzka is the project leader of the chlorofluorocarbons alternative monitoring project and is responsible for ongoing global atmospheric measurements of approximately 40 chemicals at multiple remote sites across the globe that influence climate, stratospheric ozone, and air quality. The air quality flag program alerts organizations to the local air quality forecast and helps them to take actions to protect peoples health, including those with asthma. This epa booklet for your students will teach you how to identify which sounds are. You can also sign the ocean guardian pledge to protect the ocean and all the creatures that live in it. Eyes on the earth with this app, monitor our planets vital signs, such as sea level height, atmospheric.
Noaa research ozone page 1 ozone student activity book i. Using gumdrops and toothpicks, students conduct a largegroup, interactive ozone depletion model. In response to concerns over the depletion of the global ozone layer, the clean air act, as amended in 1990, mandates nasa and noaa to monitor stratospheric ozone. Lesson plans, teacher guides and online environmental. Read more 4 ways the ozone hole is linked to climate, and 1 way it isnt. Students are introduced to the concept of tropospheric ozone as an air pollutant due to human activities. Ozone esrl the dataset provides a high quality climate data record cdr of ozone at multiple altitude or pressure levels. In this activity, you will study real ozone data and answer questions about ozone levels. Department of commerce search search national ocean service. Nasa and noaa announce ozone hole is a double record breaker.
Thus human activity could affect the stratospheric ozone layer. These links are from a variety of sources, including epa, ngss, noaa, sce, eco. The purpose of the activity is to construct a model that will provide students with a visual representation of parts per billion. In the troposphere, the groundlevel or bad ozone is an air pollutant that damages human health, vegetation, and many common materials. Earth probe, and meteor3 satellites, several sbuvs on noaa satellites. Created by the noaa marine debris program and office of national marine sanctuaries, the ocean guardian activity book teaches students about the ocean, marine debris, and why its important through word searches, games, and coloring pages.
In the stratosphere, ozone forms a layer that protects us from the sun by absorbing harmful ultraviolet radiation before it gets to the surface see ozone layer. Ozone is a substance that touches on our modem society in. Introduction the greenhouse effect is an increase in the average temperature of the earth. The discover your world with noaa activity book for teachers and students national ocean service national oceanic and atmospheric administration u. The term weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a given point in time and geographic location. Ozone acts as a protective layer high above the earth, but it can be harmful to breathe. About organization strategic plan for nws employees international national centers products and services careers glossary contact us.
Assessing the state of the ozone layer noaa youtube. Ozone is a molecule made up of three oxygen atoms combined together o 3. Smmusd facility improvement projects sustainability. Emissions of ozonedestroying chemical controlled by montreal protocol rising again, noaa data shows. Additional web resources a students guide to global. This is a worksheet that leads students through a reading assignment on ozone. Research chemist, noaa earth system research laboratory.
Extension activity in this extension of the ppb activity, students will. In the stratosphere, we find the good ozone that protects life on earth from the harmful effects of the suns ultraviolet rays. Below are links to activities and lesson plans to integrate into the. Us dept of commerce national oceanic and atmospheric administration national weather service. They answer three critical thinking questions about ozone. The ozone hole didnt cause global warming, but climate and the ozone hole are related in other ways. The seasonal antarctic ozone hole was the smallest on record in 2019, thanks to a warmerthanaverage september. Noaa is one of the global leaders in monitoring and analyzing the ozone layer, and has coauthored the most recent analysis describing the state of the ozone layer. Climate change impacts national oceanic and atmospheric. Then measure and graph the area of the ozone hole over time. Based on student research and discussion, have your students decide on the different ways that they could help protect the ozone layer and keep it from further depletion.
The stratospheric ozone layer, through absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation, protects all biological systems on earth. Ozone depletion find links to articles that give overviews of ozone depletion, shorter pieces that focus on specific aspects of ozone depletion, international organizations that issue regular updates, as well as images and animations of ozone levels and ozone depletion. Ozone is a substance that touches on our modern society in many ways. The discover your changing world with noaa activity book. Supported by the national institutes of health, one of the worlds foremost medical research centers, neurolab provides a rare opportunity for high school students to experience how science unfolds in. There is an irony that human activities have been destroying ozone high in the atmosphere where we want it, while creating ozone at ground level. Find the complete set of lesson plans, student competitions, workbooks. These downloadable books include fun and informative activities about the local coastal ocean and its inhabitants. Infrared light is what you feel as heat from heat lamps used in restaurants to keep. Ozone depletion consists of two related events observed since the late 1970s. Weather forecasts provide an estimate of the conditions we expect to experience in the near future and are based on statistical models of similar conditions from previous weather events. This activity book introduces you to climate science, the earths climate system, the impacts of changes, and what you can do to explore and protect our earth. Analyzing the antarctic ozone hole luann dahlman, noaa data. Earth probe, and meteor3 satellites, several sbuvs on noaa satellites, the ozone monitoring.
The noaa marine debris program leads national and international efforts to address marine debris through prevention, removal, research, regional coordination, and emergency response. Pdf response of arctic ozone to sudden stratospheric. The student completed the activity on gumdrop science and correctly answered the assigned questions. Animate and explore 10 years of southern hemisphere ozone images. See more ideas about ozone depletion, ozone layer and ozone layer hole. The ozone layer is continuing to heal and has the potential to fully. Emissions of one of the chemicals most responsible for the antarctic ozone hole are on the rise, despite an international treaty that required an end to its production in. Collegelevel adaptation of a chapter in the earth exploration toolbook. Students will become familiar with ozone in the troposphere and how it is different from ozone in the stratosphere.
The ozone layer extends from roughly 15 to 35 km 9 to 22 miles above sea level. Esrl global monitoring laboratory ozone and water vapor. Students explore the dynamic and competing upper atmospheric roles of the protective ozone layer, the suns uv radiation and harmful humanmade cfcs chlorofluorocarbons. Our goals are to promote public understanding of climate science and climaterelated events, to make our data products and services easy to access and use, to provide climaterelated support to the private sector and the nations economy, and to serve people making. The ozone layer is healing, new study finds the independent. National aeronautics and the ozone hole space administratio n.
The ozoneearth system research laboratory esrl climate data record provides a vertically resolved, gap free monthly mean, zonal mean ozone data. But for the desert southwest, newly published noaa research details how a common springtime weather pattern and pollution transported from asia often conspire to create. Ozone is a strong oxidizing agent that is present in photochemical smog. It happens because certain gases absorb infrared heat that would normally be radiated into space. The student actively and accurately researched how stratospheric ozone was either affected by a sphere of how a sphere. The students will need the cubic meter to complete the challenge section of the student sheet. The student actively listed and participated in the discussion on the ozone layer demonstration. The ozone layer is a range of altitudes in earths stratosphere which has a higher concentration of ozone molecules.
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