Ozone Hole Activity
A. Mapping
Name____________________________________
Block______
1980
1985
1990
1996
2000
2005
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(No satellite
in place in
1995.)
Reproduction for educational purposes is encouraged.
B. Graphing: Use the following information to graph the average yearly Ozone Readings from
1956 to 1996. Be careful NOT to graph each year, just every five years!
vs.
350
Ozone Reading (DU)
300
250
200
56
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
Year of Reading
Results Sentence:
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Reproduction for educational purposes is encouraged.
SUMMARY QUESTIONS:
1. Predictions:
2015
Explain why you predicted this for 2015:
2050
Explain why you predicted this for 2050:
2. What is Ozone?
3. What does it do FOR us?
4. How can it hurt us?
5. What does your graph tell you about what has happened to the thickness of the Ozone layer
during the period from 1956 to 1995?
6. Explain in your own words how CFCs damage the ozone layer. (Look it up!)
7. Why is the Ozone Layer important to your health?
8. List some of the things we are doing to decrease the damage to the Ozone Layer.
9. What do you predict for the future of the Ozone Layer?
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Reproduction for educational purposes is encouraged.
Left Side
Glue this
in your
Ozone Hole
Activity
Name
Class______
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A. Mapping
1980
1985
2000
2005
(No satellite
in place in
1995.)
B. Graphing: Use the following information
to graph the average yearly Ozone Readings
from 1956 to 1996. Be careful NOT to graph
each year, just every five years!
1990
1996
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_____________________ vs. _____________________
350
Ozone Reading (DU)
300
250
200
56
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
Year of Reading
Results Sentence: As the Year increased,
the Ozone Reading ___________________.
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SUMMARY QUESTIONS:
1. Predictions:
5. What does your graph tell you about what has
happened to the thickness of the Ozone layer
during the period from 1956 to 1995?
6. Explain in your own words how CFCs damage
the ozone layer. (Look it up!)
7. Why is the Ozone Layer important to your
health?
2010
2050
8. List some of the things we are doing to
decrease the damage to the Ozone Layer.
Explain why you predicted this for 2010:
Explain why you predicted this for 2050:
2. What is Ozone?
9. What do you predict for the future of the Ozone
Layer?
3. What does it do FOR us?
4. How can it hurt us?
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Right Side
Right Side
Ozone Activity
Reflection
Draw your 2050 Prediction here. Explain
why you think this is possible.
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Ozone Activity
Reflection
Draw your 2050 Prediction here. Explain
why you think this is possible.
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