Homeschool Day: Urban Heat Island - How Atlanta Beats the Heat

Name: Homeschool Day: Urban Heat Island - How Atlanta Beats the Heat
Start: 2025-08-19T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-19T13:00:00-04:00
Location: 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

Schedule

Tue Aug 19 2025 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310 | Atlanta, GA

The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect happens when larger cities experience warmer temperatures than the surrounding, more rural areas. Here in Atlanta, we try to mitigate that by planting more trees in our city to provide shade and cool the air through evapotranspiration.
During this homeschool day, we will be exploring how trees help cool cities by measuring the temperature of things in our environment. Then we will think about how we can improve our own neighborhoods and communities to help cool them off as well.
These activities are designed for learners ages 7-12. Registration cost is $10 for first child and $5 for each additional sibling.
View our full Calendar of Events at treesatlanta.org/events.