EDUCATION: URBANMAAP

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Following are lessons prepared by New York City science teachers who have been involved in UrbanMAAP Research. These lessons are designed to help students develop basic science understandings for meaningful participation in the research. All the lessons are aligned with New York State Science Standards that are based on national science standards, including: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Project 2061 and the National Research Council (NRC).

Nature of Light (link to each lesson)

1. Air Mass Calculations (Teacher Handout)
2. Percent Reflectivity (Teacher Handout)

Guiding Science Questions:

• Why does a rainbow appear?
• Where is infrared light in the electromagnetic spectrum?
• How is color of light related to intensity?
• Why is the sky blue during the day and red at sunset?
• How do aerosol concentrations influence scattering of light?

Nature of the Atmosphere

1. Dispersion of Light (Teacher Version)
2. The Scattering of Light (Teacher Version)
3. Thin Film Interference (Teacher Version)

Guiding Science Questions:

• How does sun angle change throughout the day?
• How does the change in sun angle result in changes in the air mass that sunlight passes through?
• What is insolation?
• What is the relationship between material properties, and angle of incidence and reflection of light?

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