Urban Heat Islands (Grades 7-8) (Virtual)

Urban Heat Islands
Grades 7-8
Virtual STEM Program 
60 Minutes 
September–May 

Students will use NASA satellite data to analyze Indianapolis as an urban heat island, discuss what causes cities to retain heat, and make observations of those qualities in their own neighborhoods.

Science: MS-PS4-2, MS-LS2-4, MS-PS3-4, MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS3-5, LS2.A, LS2.C, LS4.D, TS1.B, PS4.B, PS2.B, PS3.A, PS3.B, ESS2.A, ESS3.C, ESS3.D, SEP.3, SEP.4 

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