Urban Heat Island Effect – Teacher’s Page
Learning Objectives:
Students will:
- explore the causes and effects of urban heat islands.
- explore how tree planting can reduce and mitigate the urban heat island effect.
Essential Questions:
Why do urban heat islands occur?
How can we reduce and mitigate the urban heat island effect?
How does climate change contribute to the urban heat island effect?
This lesson plan includes a topic instruction, video, discussion questions, and a field study.
