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The Tree Cover and Temperature Disparity in US Urbanized Areas
Provided by: PLOS One |Published on: April 27, 2021
Scientific Reports
9101112AP
Synopsis
- This scientific paper presents original research on the connections between tree cover and other variables in various urban locations around the United States.
- Students will learn about the significant correlations that exist between tree cover and summer temperatures, population density, income level, and race/ethnicity.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Civics
Authors: Robert I. McDonald, Tanushree Biswas
Region: North America, United States
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Students will learn about the tree disparity that exists between wealthy white communities and lower-income non-white communities.
- The paper includes maps, graphs, and data tables.
Additional Prerequisites
- It would be beneficial for students to understand the process of writing a scientific paper and applying the scientific method.
- Background experience reading scientific papers would be helpful.
Differentiation
- Cross-curricular connections could be made with social studies, biology, history, geography, math, and economics.
- Statistics classes could read the statistical analysis section of the paper to see how statistics can be used in scientific papers.
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