Resources for Activity 53: On the Move
Student Page
Transportation Systems
Urban and Community Forestry Website Connections
www.plt.org/cms/urbanforestry
Additional Resources
Energy Efficient Home Articles Learn how to make your home more energy efficient with this very useful site. There are hundreds of articles listed here with information on lowering energy usage, healthy living, green building, and more.
EPA tools let computer users "see" air quality information on a virtual globe:
Go to the Air Emissions Sources Web site: www.epa.gov/air/emissions
View information in Google Earth format about which facilities emit any of six common pollutants: http://www.epa.gov/air/emissions/where.htm
See AQI forecasts and current conditions: www.airnow.gov
View air quality information in Google Earth format: http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=google_earth.main
EPA is also using the Google Earth platform to display Acid Rain Program data: http://epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/interactivemapping.html
Earth & Sky Radio Correlations
This activity can be supplemented with related Earth & Sky radio shows that you can download for use in your classroom. Learn about the PLT and Earth & Sky Initiative.
Related Earth & Sky Shows:
- Mitchell Joachim Designs Smart Cars for Cities of the Future (2008)
- James Woolsey: 'Plug-in hybrids for U.S. security, climate' (2009)
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