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Unit Plan
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Learn the Issues: Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Air pollution occurs both inside and outside and is dangerous to individuals as well as to the planet. The Environmental Protection Agency oversees laws and regulations related to air quality and has gathered a wealth of information to...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Color Is Your Air Today?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students develop awareness and understanding of the daily air quality using the Air Quality Index (AQI) listed in the newspaper. They explore what engineers can do to help reduce poor air quality.
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Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Reach Out Michigan: Let's Catch Some Dirt From the Air

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides an experiment for early elementary students to discover different dirt particles in the air, and explore causes of air pollution.
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Website
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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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Air We Breathe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
During this lesson, students will learn what causes air pollution and how to investigate the different pollutants that exist, such as toxic gases and particulate matter. Students will investigate the technologies developed by engineers...
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Lesson Plan
Other

North Carolina Deq: The Adventures of Clair & Cam [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality offers the PDF "The Adventures of Clair & Cam" a K-5 Curriculum & Activity Guide which provides air quality education videos, lessons, activities, and music. Requires Adobe...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A Merry Go Round for Dirty Air

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students observe and discuss a cup and pencil model of a cyclone to better understand how this pollutant recovery method functions in cleaning industrial air pollution.
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Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Mobile Source Air Toxics

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to fact sheets, articles, and educational tools on air pollution.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: How Has the Earth's Atmosphere Changed Over Time? Ocr 21 C

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on ways to reduce air pollution from power stations and from automobiles. It provides a link to an assessment.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: You've Got to See It to Believe It!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students develop an understanding of visible air pollutants with an incomplete combustion demonstration, a "smog in a jar" demonstration, building simple particulate matter collectors, and exploration of engineering roles related to air...
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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: 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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Activity
PBS

Nova Teachers: Can Buildings Make You Sick: Classroom Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson plan, participants will build a structure to collect particulates from the air from around the school building. Then observe and analyze the samples obtained to study indoor and outside air pollution.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Take a Deep Breath on the Appalachian Trail

For Teachers 10th - 12th
A lesson plan that includes a PowerPoint learning module for students. They will examine spreadsheet data on air quality in Great Smoky National Parks, and solve problems using ratio and proportion. The exercises will help them to...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Hunting Bears With a Microscope

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this study, students will use lichens and tardigrades (water bears) to investigate their use as bioindicators of key air pollutants.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Search for Secret Agents

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students embark on a scavenger hunt around the school looking for indoor air pollution and mapping source locations.
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Article
Smithsonian Institution

Tween Tribune: Smog Delays Flights in China

For Students 3rd - 8th
Air pollution in China is no laughing matter. This is a problem that has plagued the nation's big cities for years. Instead of the smog getting any better, students have recently had days off because of it.
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Interactive
Other

U.s. Environmental Protection Agency: Smog City 2

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive air pollution simulator that allows students to control the smog in an imaginary city by adjusting several environmental factors.
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Lesson Plan
Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: There Ought to Be a Law

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars will engage in argument and collect and present evidence about air pollution solutions. Students will investigate currently proposed solutions and develop an argument to discuss the pros and cons of the solution.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Air Pollution

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore Air Pollution with George the Gecko. Learn about the major air pollutants, AQI, (Air Quality Index) and what we can do to help! Games and links to outside websites are included.
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eBook
John Wiley & Sons

Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
A textbook supplement site, the basic question addressed here is "How does the Arctic Haze affect environment?"
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Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

Air Pollution: What Can You Do?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan site, students will gain an appreciation for what air pollution is and share their feelings about it.
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Interactive
Other

Environmental Defense/air Scorecard

For Students 9th - 10th
Locate maps and data for air pollutants. Just enter your zip code to find out what air pollutants are released near you.
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Website
Other

Eea: Air Monitoring

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the current air quality in Massachusettes, and learn more about air pollution, air quality forecast, and governmental guidelines on air.

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