Resources

Hot 'Lanta: NASA, school kids team to study how trees help cities keep their cool.
Information about the Urban Heat Island Experiement conducted by 5th and 6th graders and NASA researchers. The report also includes images and explanations about Atlanta's urban heat island.
http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd08may97_1.htm

Images:

pg7_thermal_a.jpg

pg7_thermal_b.jpg

Have you used this investigation?
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