Week 10: Ozone
Weeks 10, 11, and 12 make up the third three-week cycle of the course. Currently, you are in Week A: Teacher as Problem Solver.

This week you should refer to the resources listed under Readings & References, and you need to complete the assignments listed under Assignments & Rubrics. This week’s assignments focus on …

Readings & References
Read: "Ozone" Welcome to NASA's Earth Science Enterprise: Educational Activity Supplement. pp. 1-6

Reference: Earth Observing System (EOS). "Ozone Depletion" included in package of posters you received.

Reference: Sneider, Cary and Richard Golden. Closing the Ozone Hole: Global Systems Science Student Guide. Lawrence Hall of Science: Berkeley, 1994.

Reference: Winds of Change: An Educational CD-ROM from the NASA Spectrometer Project.

1. Click on WINDS_02 to start CD.
2. At the Main Menu page, click on Global Climate Curriculum.
3. At the Global Climate Curriculum page, click on Physical Science: Atmosphere.
4. At the Physical Science: Atmosphere page, click on the part of the blue spoke that is in the Human Interaction section.
5. At the Human Interaction page, look through Background Information, Images, and Movies.

Recommended Web Sites:
The following links provide additional information on ozone. Some include diagrams and images as well as text. 

• US EPA Good background information from the US EPA.  
• The Science of Ozone Depletion
• The Ozone Hole 
• UV Menace
• Neumayer Antarctic Station In situ measurements from radiosondes up to 35 km at the Neumayer Antarctic station.

Assignments & Rubrics
This week you will complete individual and team assignments. You will need to read the Ozone Scenario before you can do your assignments. You can access the Ozone Scenario by going to the Ozone Classroom and then clicking on the Ozone Scenario blackboard graphic

You can use the links below to access this week’s assignments and rubrics, or you can access the assignments and rubrics at the end of the Ozone Scenario.

Week A: Teacher as Problem Solver - Individual
Private Theory Assignment & Rubric

Identify what you believe to be true and the reasons for why you have those beliefs regarding ozone depletion.

Week A: Teacher as Problem Solver - Team
Knowledge-Building Assignment & Rubric

Build ESS knowledge about the ozone depletion event described in the scenario, and develop a problem statement.

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