Chapter 8

The Ozone Layer

Internet Resources

These links were chosen for their educational value and do not necessarily reflect the view of the author or the U.S. Department of State.

Classroom Activities and Lessons

Pre-fabricated lesson plans and activities intended for classroom use; can be adapted for different age groups and language proficiency levels:

• http://www.nwf.org/nwf/atracks/resources/air%2D0008.html
  The Awful Eight
  Students put on a play about eight major air pollutants, including "bad" ozone.
• http://www.nwf.org/nwf/atracks/resources/air%2D0009.html
  Holey Ozone!
  Lesson in which students look at a cartoon and listen to a story about how CFCs affect the ozone layer, and then illustrate facts about ozone and CFCs with some original cartoons
• http://wwwedu.ssc.nasa.gov/ltp/LessonPlans/Ozone.htm
  Ozone
  Lesson in which students use the Internet to examine images of the earth and identify the ozone levels in order to determine any changes that have occurred within the last ten years
• http://millbury.k12.ma.us/~hs/lessonplans/ozone.html
  The Ozone Layer
  Lesson that has students work in teams and use the Internet to research the causes and effects of ozone depletion and then create a class booklet or wall chart on ozone

 

Exploitable Content

Content to create theme-related lessons:

• http://www.usatoday.com/weather/woz497.htm
  Arctic Ozone Levels Sink to Lowest Detected Levels
  Article from USA Today that describes how instruments on a series of satellites have mapped the lowest levels of springtime ozone ever detected
• http://www.nwf.org/nwf/atracks/resources/air%2D0004.html
  Destroying the Ozone
  Short (200 words) article on the problem of ozone depletion
• http://www.epa.gov/ozone/puzzles/scipuzzl.html
  Ozone Science Crossword Puzzle: Online Version
  Crossword puzzle from the EPA based on terms related to the theme of ozone depletion
• http://exp-studies.tor.ec.gc.ca/e/ozone/Curr_allmap.htm
  Northern Hemisphere Ozone Maps
  

  Ozone maps for the northern hemisphere are based on near-real time.
• http://www.epa.gov/ozone/science/missoz/index.html
  On the Trail of the Missing Ozone
  

  An illustrated book that introduces students to the importance of the ozone layer, the causes of ozone depletion, and some of the actions the world is taking to correct the problem
• http://www.beakman.com/ozone/ozone.html
  Beakman & Jax: Ozone
  

  Illustrated fact sheet aimed at teenagers answers some of the most common questions about ozone.
• http://www.ec.gc.ca/ozone/grdearth.html
  Ozone Guarding Our Earth
  Collection of readings about the ozone layer, plus a short quiz
• http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/tour/index.html
  The Ozone Hole Tour
  

  Web site with graphics and details of the chemistry involved in ozone loss
• http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/cd/factsheets/ozone/quiz1999/index_e.cfm
  The Ozone Layer: Environment Canada’s 1999 Ozone Quiz
  

  An interactive quiz to test knowledge about the ozone layer and its importance.
• http://www.ec.gc.ca/ozone/ozonelyr.html
  The Ozone Layer: What’s Going On Up There?
  Fact sheets about the ozone layer, plus a matching quiz, all aimed at teenagers

 

Official Documents

To provide background information and create materials:

• http://www.unep.org/ozone/mont_t.htm
  The 1987Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
  The complete current text of the Montreal Protocol, a convention signed in 1987 by many countries to greatly reduce the production and use of CFCs that are responsible for damage to the ozone layer.

 

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