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    Earth Exploration Toolbook > Are Our Cities Warming the Earth?

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    How Cities Affect Their Local Climate part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Are Our Cities Warming the Earth?
    DATA: GLOBE Program Surface Temperature. TOOL: My World GIS. SUMMARY: Explore the urban heat island effect using student collected surface temperature data. Subset large datasets, buffer others, examine spatial relationships, and gather statistics to investigate temperature differences in urban and rural school sites.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Maps, Activities:Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning:Urbanization
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