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Ozone Tag
Seventh graders explain the role of stratospheric ozone and predict at least three ways in which depleted ozone would change her/his lifestyle. They then describe the process by which chlorine or bromine compounds can break down ozone...
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The Ups and Downs of Ozone
Learners use data from tables to draw graphs. They interpret the graphed data and explain how CFCs damage the ozone layer. This is a good cross-curricular lesson.
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Weather Lesson 1
Students describe and compare the layers of the atmosphere. They explain how to measure the temperature of the atmosphere. They also explain what causes the atmosphere to heat up in some places more than in others.
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The Ozone Layer
In this ozone worksheet learners complete an interactive activity on the thinning of the ozone then answer a series of questions on the earths UV rays.
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Plant an Ozone Monitoring Garden
Students create a garden. In this ozone lesson, students discuss ozone injury, identify plants sensitive to ozone, and then plant their own ozone garden.
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Air Pollution: What's the Solution?
In this air pollution worksheet, high schoolers watch a video about asthma and indicate the triggers of asthma. They also use a web site to get real time data about the ozone, particle pollution and air quality to answer four questions....
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Air Pollution:What's the Solution?-Weather's Role
In this air pollution and weather instructional activity, students collect data using an online animation to determine the air quality at given times along with the wind speed and temperature in a particular city. Students make 3 bar...
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First Land Plants Found on Earth
In this first land plants worksheet, students read about the major events that allowed plants to evolve on Earth. Students read about the primary and secondary atmospheres, the formation of the ozone layer to protect from UV light and...
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The Effects of Over Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation on the Growth of Plants and Bacteria
High schoolers investigate the effects of UV light and ozone on plant and bacteria growth. In this ultraviolet light and ozone lesson plan, students grow bean and mustard greens to study the effects of UV light and ozone on the plant...
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Vocabulary for Weather
In this weather vocabulary activity, students define 34 terms related to weather and climate. Terms include instruments used to measure temperature, pressure, wind and humidity as well as types of fronts, conduction, convection and...
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Earth's Atmosphere
In this Earth's atmosphere worksheet, students match 8 terms about the layers of the atmosphere and the components of the atmosphere with their definitions. They complete 5 sentences with the proper terms about the air of the atmosphere...
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Integrating Environmental Science-Ozone Depletion
In this ozone worksheet, students read about the ozone layer, its make-up and its depletion. They answer three critical thinking questions about ozone and the ozone layer.
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Ozone Hole Activity
In this Ozone worksheet, students graph ozone readings from 1956 to 1996. They predict what the Ozone layer will look like in 2010 and 2050. They answer questions about the Ozone and its purpose.
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Simple Organic Compounds
In this organic compounds learning exercise, students read about the development of chlorofluorocarbons and the breakdown of this compound in the atmosphere. Students complete 2 short answer questions.
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Air Pollution
For this air pollution worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by reviewing the different types and sources of air pollution. This worksheet has 13 terms to place into the puzzle.
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Ultraviolet Reflections
In this environment worksheet, high schoolers distinguish between UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C radiation and explain. Then they list various explanations of the source of ozone depletion. Students also describe why an increase in smog ozone does...
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Effects of Ozone in the Air
Fifth graders, in groups, conduct an experiment in which they measure ground level ozone levels using an ozone measuring kit. They analyze and compare the weather conditions and locations where ozone readings are highest and lowest.
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Environment: Battling for Oxygen
Students construct an interactive ozone depletion model using gumdrops and toothpicks. After analyzing the data obtained from the model, they record it on butcher paper and complete worksheets about oxygen.
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Ultraviolet Light
A few slides at the beginning of the presentation give the definition of ultraviolet light and some important dates in its research. The role of ozone in protecting Earth from excessive radiation is mentioned. Practical applications of...
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Science Puzzlers, Twisters, and Teasers: The History of Life on Earth
A somewhat amusing assignment, this worksheet lists statements that an ancient organism may have made and asks learners to determine what geologic era that each may have lived in. It uses witty word puzzles and fill-in-the-blank-style...
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Ozone Unit
Students study ozone and its spatial characteristics. In this ozone lesson plan students measure ozone levels and compare data.
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Ozone Pollution: Smog Alert
Learners examine factors the create smog. In this pollution lesson students complete an activity about ozone.
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English Exercises: The Ozone Layer
For this online interactive English worksheet, students watch an embedded video about global warming, read a selection about the ozone layer, and then respond to 18 fill in the blank and short answer questions. Students may submit their...
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Ozone Layer Day
In this ozone layer day instructional activity, students read or listen to a passage about ozone layer day, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose words, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion...