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© Nuffield Foundation 2011
Nuffield Mathematics Activity
Ozone hole
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Ozone in the stratosphere stops harmful ultra-violet radiation coming down to the Earth
There is an ‘ozone hole’ each year over Antarctica.
The photograph shows one of the largest ever ozone holes – it occurred on 24 September 2006
Blue and purple colours show where there is the least ozone.
Green and yellow show where there is more ozone.
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In this activity you will suggest functions that could be used to model real data.
You will consider how well they do this.
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For more about ozone and the ozone hole:
•take the Ozone Hole Tour at http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/tour/readme.html
•watch a movie of the ozone hole athttp://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/tour/part2.html#oct
•try an ozone crossword puzzle at http://www.epa.gov/ozone/puzzles/scipuzzl.html