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Cooling the Urban Forest

Posted: September 11, 2019 by MAEE Administration

Category: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

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Cooling the Urban Forest
Post Date: September 11, 2019
Resource Type:
  • Audio | Video
Description:

In this entertaining video, two kids, who have been blamed for their high electric bills in their home, seek advice from the Professor, who is in the process of studying trees and their impact on temperature. The professor teaches them the process of investigating through the scientific method and how trees play a much bigger role than just providing shade and lowering electric bills.
Produced in 1996

Author: Purdue University
Topic:
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Ecosystems
  • Pollution Prevention
Audience:
  • Grades 6-8
  • Grades 9-12
  • Formal Educator
Length in pages or time: 14 min.
Fee?: 0
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Order information or contact: Available for free* two-week loan from: Learning Resource Center & Library Environmental Assistance , MPCA 520 Lafayette Rd North St. Paul MN 55155 651-757-2120 or 800-877-6300 resourcecenter.pca@state.mn.us *borrower pays return postage.
Link: http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu
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