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Protecting your home from carbon monoxide
Learners create and distribute flyers, mailings, posters in public areas to help make people aware of how to protect yourself from carbon monoxide. Students research what carbon monoxide is and what can be done to protect those in the...
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Carbon Monoxide and Population Density
Tenth graders investigate the carbon monoxide level at a fixed latitude. They determine if there is a relationship to population density. They download data sets and generate a graph. They determine a link between human activity and...
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Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide
A short slide show to illustrate the density of carbon dioxide and monoxide. An interesting look at the safety aspects to prevent CO poisoning, and the biological mechanisms by which it does harm. This elaborates on the exchange of blood...
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Air Quality
Learners observe air quality and monoxide data. In this air quality lesson, students draw conclusions and manipulate data from a one year period on changes in air quality.
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Carbon Monoxide and Population Density
Tenth graders investigate the carbon monoxide level at a fixed latitude to determine if there is a relationship to population density. They download data sets and generate a graph, and find locations using the Earth's coordinate system....
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Keeping safe from carbon monoxide
Students research tips on what to do to avoid problems or to recognize dangers if they exist. Find local gas companies and fire department officials who have background in this. Then plan an article telling your readers what they could...
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Indoor Air Pollutant Sensing LAB Lead-In: A Canary in a Coal Mine?
Pupils investigate the causes of carbon monoxide in mines and other common sources of CO. Pupils read the worksheet "Canary in a Coal Mine" before beginning this investigation. They discuss ethical issues regarding treatment of miners...
Safe Kids Worldwide
Home Safety Tips
Stay safe all year long with a list of safety tips for the home. With pointers about preventing burns, water safety, keeping medication away from children, and poison prevention, among others, the resource is valuable for anyone invested...
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Environmental Hazards
Students identify environmental hazards on a simulated field trip. They analyze the exposure and suggest methods to eliminate or reduce exposure to toxic sources.
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Fuels - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Science pupils choose from twelve questions about five different types of fuel: hydrogen, ethanol, crude oil, natural gas, and coal. They construct a table to compare them and then determine which is the best fuel. Your physical science...
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Air Quality
Students determine potential sources of major air pollutants, explain how acid rain is generated and how it affects the environment, discuss global warming, and explore protective role of ozone and cause of ozone layer thinning. Lessons...
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Atoms and Molecules
You can use hands on and kinesthetic activities to teach abstract concepts, such as atom and molecule lessons.
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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Your Nose, Your Mouth, Your Lungs...
Students discover and discuss the effects smoking has on the body. They also discuss secondhand smoke and formulate an opinion about smoking in public places. They monitor their own exposure to secondhand smoke and create a PowerPoint...
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Air Pollution Word Search Activity
Students examine the issues surrounding air pollution. They discover how it affects peoples health and the government's regulations. They complete a word search activity to practice the vocabulary.
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Children's Hospital Boston: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Article on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, how to detect it and to protect oneself, and what to do in an emergency.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Comprehensive information on carbon monoxide poisoning, including how to prevent it, the symptoms, who is most at risk, and research reports on the topic.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Physics & Chemistry: Carbon Monoxide
A description of the chemical and physical properties of carbon monoxide, its toxic effect on humans, sources of this gas, and beneficial uses. Includes a list of safety resource websites.
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Home Safe: What Is Carbon Monoxide?
Explains how carbon monoxide is formed and how carbon monoxide poisoning occurs. Gives information on what to do to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning and what to do if it happens. Includes first-person account of chronic carbon monoxide...
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Kids Pages: What Could It Be Beverly?
Online children's story about the effects carbon monoxide can have on your health. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to see what happened to Beverly and her family.
