Learning objects Why is the ozone hole bigger in the less polluted southern hemisphere?

TLF ID M016645

This article provides an excellent model of a scientific explanation. It addresses the question "if the atmosphere in the northern hemisphere is much more polluted than it is in the southern hemisphere, why is there an ozone hole in the south and not in the north?"





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Educational value
  • This is a useful resource to develop the literacy capability of year 10 science students as well as their understanding of global systems relating to Earth sciences.
Year level

9; 10; 11; 12

Learning area
  • Science

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