STEM Careers Coalition: Transport Emissions
STEM Careers Coalition: Transport Emissions
How can aviation become more sustainable?
Students gain a better idea of how aviation creates greenhouse gas which affects the Earth’s atmosphere. They will think critically about the effects of greenhouse gas on climate change by investigating the extent to which weight contributes to energy consumption for an airplane.
Elementary School: Grades K–5
45–60 minute activity
STEM Careers Coalition
Science Topics
Advanced Manufacturing, Carbon Cycle, Climate Change, Conservation & Sustainability, Fossil Fuels, Pollution
K-6, Educator
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
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Transport Emissions Classroom Activity