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Turning the Air Upside Down

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Students analyze how engineers study temperature inversions and convection currents to understand why pollution levels may be higher in some areas than others. They participate in an experiment that allows them to build simple models to investigate convection currents and temperature inversions.

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air pollution, air, convection, currents, pollution

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air, air pollution, convection, currents, pollution, science
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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
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