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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Air Pollution: What's the Solution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great set of lesson plans through which students explore air pollution and its causes and become aware of air pollution trends and how air pollution affects health. Many questions are examined during the course of study: "What...
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Handout
NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Ozone

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover what ozone molecules are made of and the important role ozone plays in the safety of humans. In this article, learn about scientists rating ozone levels and the harm linked with "bad" ozone levels.
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Article
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Zoom Astronomy: The Earth's Atmosphere

For Students 3rd - 8th
Site provides information on the Earth's atmosphere as well as offers additional information about Earth.
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Other

Just for Kids: Air

For Students 3rd - 8th
Pennsylvania's DEP presents this site on air pollution. Learn about ozone, particulate matter, and the air quality index.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the causes and effects of air pollution.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Effects of Air Pollution on the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How pollution damages the environment.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Importance of the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The atmosphere provides many important functions for Earth.
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Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Ozone Attack

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this activity, students observe how rubber bands deteriorate, developing cracks or pits, in locations with different ozone levels.
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Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Air Pollution: How We're Changing the Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the six main types of human-made air pollutants and their sources.
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Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Ozone

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what ozone is, where it is found, and why it is important.
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Outdoor Safety: Is It Ozone Damage?

For Students 3rd - 5th
One way we can learn more about air pollution is to study a type of plant that is very sensitive to air pollution. Milkweed is one of these plants. Learn how you can investigate ozone damage by studying milkweed.
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Unit Plan
NASA

Nasa: Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
This site introduces global warming, and the greenhouse effect and the gases contributing to it.
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Other

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
The IPCC was established to be an objective source of information on climate change. Its primary goal is to assist policy makers in particular with making sound decisions as they try to address issues around the impact of climate change....
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Other

Especial Gas Inc.: Chlorofluorocarbons Cfc's

For Students 9th - 10th
Especial Gas Inc. provides a good description of what CFCs are and the dates that countries started to ban them. Explains where the name freon came from.
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Website
Other

Advanced Thermoelectric: Fundamental Thermoelectrics

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the scientific principles (the Peltier effect) and the reliability and operation of thermoelectric modules. Includes a link to several other pages, one of which contains an animation of their operation.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Weather Systems: Lesson 2

For Students 5th - 8th
This lesson will discuss the effects of the weather on living things. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Weather Systems."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Weather Systems: Lesson 3

For Students 5th - 8th
This lesson will discuss the effects of the weather on living things. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Weather Systems."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Weather Systems: Lesson 1

For Students 5th - 8th
This lesson will discuss the effects of the weather on living things. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Weather Systems."
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Interactions in the Atmosphere

For Students 3rd - 8th
The atmosphere interacts with ultraviolet light and incoming radiation as featured in this text.
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Curated OER

Nasa: Ozone Hole Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
You may have heard of CFCs and how harmful they can be to the ozone layer, but do you know the process that chlorine undergoes to contribute to this destruction? NASA explores this topic and has charted the depletion of the ozone since...