Climate Action: Urban Heat Island Effect

Urban Heat Island (UHI)

Learn about:

Learn about climate change and the urban heat island effect. Understand how different surfaces retain heat and explore engineering options for mitigating the urban heat island effect.

Kit will include:

Kit includes materials to study the urban heat island effect and develop engineering solutions to help mitigate its impacts.

This kit will support one class, size 20-30 students.

Earth Day 2023

Learn about how you can divert food waste from landfills and generate a beneficial soil amendment through composting.

Learn how different surfaces retain heat and explore engineering options for mitigating the urban heat island effect.

Learn about common air pollutants and understand how HVAC systems help remove pollutants from the indoor environment.

Learn how human activity impacts our surface water quality through stormwater runoff, and what actions we can all take to help protect our water.