Urban Heat Islands (Grades 7–8)

In-person in the STEMLab
1 hour
Capacity: 35 students per session
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Students will understand the importance of awareness of the Extreme Heat Vulnerability Index that affects Indianapolis due to its mid-latitude and how NASA’s satellites provide scientists with impartial, unbiased data that supports the existence of Urban Heat Islands and the changes in these urban areas are both natural and human induced.

Science: SEP.1, SEP.2: SEP.4, SEP.8, LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems, LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience, LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans, TS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions, PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation, PS2.B: Types of Interactions, PS3.A: Definitions of Energy, PS3.A: Definitions of Energy, PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer, ESS2.A: Earth’s Materials and Systems, ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change, MS-PS4-2, MS-LS2-4, MS-PS3-4, MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS3-5

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