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Air Pollution

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research and find information on air pollution. In this air pollution lesson plan, students answer short answer questions about air pollution. 
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Air Pollution Baseball

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a baseball game in which they answer questions related to air pollution. They answer true and false questions as well. They discuss the impact of air pollution on the environment.
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Critical Reading- Air Pollution and Asthma

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read two different articles which present the scientific issue of asthma, the causes, and the rising rates in our society. Students read for facts and examine whether or not the scientists have a political point of view....
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Air Pollution: A Local and Global Problem

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the problem of air pollution in a given location and research possible solutions using a variety of tools (laboratory technology, Internet resources, multimedia technology, etc.).
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What's Your Hypothesis?

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Find the article, "In the Thick of Air Pollution," not through the resource link in the lesson plan, but through an Internet search. Have high schoolers read it and perform calculations with the statistics provided. The objective is to...
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Human Effect

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate changes in air quality. In this science lesson, students compare data to determine the air quality. Students explore how humans affect the air quality.
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Heat, Wind and Storms Affect Air Quality

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study heat and wind's affect on air quality. For this air quality lesson, students locate an article about air pollution. Students research a solution for the air pollution problem and use a model from nature to help them solve...
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Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this pollution worksheet students study how wind affects air pollution. Students answer questions on wind data and calculate miles per hour.
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Scavenger Hunt Worksheet

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Exactly how environmentally friendly is your school? From the air fresheners in the bathrooms to the cleaning solvents used in the classrooms, young conservationists search the school grounds for sources of air pollution in...
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Pollutants in Air (14-16)

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Polluted air contains more than 200 chemicals that age the skin, causing urban women to appear 10 percent older than their rural peers. An interesting interactive connects air pollutants and related data. Scholars work their way through...
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Using Abiotic and Biotic Parameters to Monitor Air Quality

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify the abiotic factors that influence a river or stream and the organisms that live in it. They measure several abiotic and biotic parameters to gauge water quality. Students examine the biotic environment by identifying...
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I Don't Believe My Eyes!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students develop their understanding of the effects of invisible air pollutants. For this invisible air lesson, students complete experiments with a rubber band air test, a bean plant experiment and by exploring engineering roles related...
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Texas State Energy Conservation Office

Investigation: Blowing in the Wind

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Using a simulated air sample, environmental or earth science pupils examine the components. You will need to prepare the faux air by using a hole punch and various colors of construction paper. Each color will represent a different...
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Creating Public Awareness - Indoor Air Quality

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students design a poster about indoor air quality. In this indoor air quality lesson, students make a billboard that tells the occupants of a building about at least one air quality problem.
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Indoor Air Quality

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students make a work puzzle using air quality vocabulary. In this air quality vocabulary instructional activity, students design a word puzzle using a teacher designated number of vocabulary words. They peer edit the puzzles with their...
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What's Air Got to Do with It?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars use M&M's to create a pie graph that expresses their understanding of the composition of air. They watch and conduct several simple experiments to develop an understanding of the properties of air (it has mass, it...
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Airing Our concerns: I Can See Clearly Now

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research specific answers to questions about air pollution. For this air pollution lesson, students share information to fully understand the causes of air pollution. Middle schoolers role play individuals from different...
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A Fast Cleanup

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discover the causes and effects of air pollution. In this stewardship lesson, students explore the Air Quality Index, research pollutants, and present their findings.
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Government Lesson Plan - Number 14

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze data on air pollution in Maryland. They evaluate the effectiveness of government actions to improve air quality. Each group recommends actions that would improve air quality on the federal, state and local level.
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TE Lesson: I've Gotta Get Some Air

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate types and sources of indoor air pollutions both at home and in school. They decide on how to prevent poor indoor air quality. They debate smoking in order to determine how language usage can be an influence in...
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Wanted: A Breath of Fresh Air

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the causes and effects of air pollution, as well as ways in which various industries and government organizations are aiming to control it. They research the topic on the Internet and create posters based on their research.
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Particulate Matter- How Dirty is the Air We Breathe?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate air pollution. In this air pollution lesson plan, 4th graders test the air quality by using a block of wood and petroleum jelly. Students investigate the pollutants on the wooden block.
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Air Module Scenario (Exercises #1-5)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after researching/analyzing the concept of environmental health to air quality, role-play the basic principals of epidemiology. They act out a specific scenario to generate questions, draft a research plan, and generate...
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How Clean Is the Air in Your Community?

For Students 7th - 8th
In this how clean is the air in your community learning exercise, students assess the air quality, identify polluters, create an action plan, develop a presentation, evaluate it.  This page has many links to helpful Internet resources.

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