The ozone hole 2005 over the Antarctic continent. (Image from SCIAMACHY data)
ACCENT online special
Nov 2005
Primary
In this magazine Ozzy ozone and his friends tell us in a little film the story of the ozone hole and answer the questions: Why did the ozone hole develop? Why is it dangerous? What can we do about it? How can we protect ourselves? We will also see how scientists observe the ozone hole and have a look how it developed in 2005.
Read why you have never seen Ozzy Ozone so far and why the film tells the truth nevertheless. [Click here]
After seeing the film
I hope you listened well to the film. Can you answer some questions now? [Click here ...]
Ozone hole 2005
Find out more about the reality of the ozone hole and how scientists observed the ozone hole in 2005. [Click here]
Links
Here you will find more information and material about the ozone hole. Some links are for children, some are useful for your teachers and parents. [Click here]
Information for teachers
The ozone hole of the year 2005 is just closing again now (Nov 05). Therefore we present a special edition, this time for basic primary school. You can use this magazine, strongly related to material from the United Nations Environment Programme, for social science in basic / elementary schools as a good example of how humans are influencing the environment and what consequences it has in turn for us. You will find links to further resources and background material in the link list.
