Exercise on Atmospheric Structure, Stratospheric Ozone, and Acid Rain
Carolyn Dowling
, Arkansas State University
Summary
This activity helps students to understand the basic ozone structure as well as ozone and acid rain problems.
Context
Audience:
This is for a general education class for non-majors. It is used in Environmental Geology. (See the course profile page for this course)
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered:
Reading the chapter on atmospheres.
How the activity is situated in the course:
It is a stand-alone exercise.
Goals
Content/concepts goals for this activity:
Atmospheric structure, ozone, acid rain
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity:
Synthesis of ideas.
Other skills goals for this activity:
Description of the activity/assignment
Students do background reading on the atmosphere (see URLs below). The questions in this activity are divided up into atmospheric structure, stratospheric ozone, and acid rain. This activity helps students to understand the basic structure of the atmosphere as well as ozone and acid rain problems.
Determining whether students have met the goals
Grading the exercise.
More information about assessment tools and techniques.Download teaching materials and tips
- Activity Description/Assignment (Microsoft Word 68kB Jul16 08)
Other Materials
Supporting references/URLs
This activity is based on the following materials by Robert Mackay, Clark College Physics and Meteorology
