Urban Heat Islands
Students will be introduced to the main reasons an urban heat island occurs. Students will explain how communities can use certain heat island reduction strategies to reduce the impact of an urban heat island effect.
Students will investigate the formation of urban heat islands. Atlanta, Georgia will be used as a case study. Students will use satellite images of downtown Atlanta and its suburbs to examine temperature patterns of these areas.
Students will interpret land use maps of the greater Atlanta area to understand environmental issues that are typically associated with sprawl.