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Air Pollution: Tropospheric Ozone, Particulates, and Indoor Carbon Dioxide"Bad" ozone, dangerous particulates, and significant CO2 buildup—in and around your school! Access a series of field tests students can use to measure your school’s tropospheric ozone levels and the number of deposited particulates in different locations, and to study how carbon dioxide concentrations indoors vary throughout the school day.
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Volcano in the ClassroomHere’s a safe, easy, and vivid interpretation of a classic activity that won’t break the budget. All you’ll need are a few common items—a beaker, sand, water, a candle, and a hot plate.
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Modeling the Coriolis EffectThe Coriolis effect can be a tough concept to explain, but it's fairly easy to model. Try this simple and inexpensive balloon activity.
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Historical Sunspot Activity: Finding PatternsIn this activity, students use historical data from SILSO, the Royal Observatory of Belgium, to
plot the monthly average of sunspots over a 30-year period. From the plot, students determine
if a cycle exists, and if one does, the length of the cycle.
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