Curated OER
Milkweed Monitoring
Ninth graders study milkweed and see how it is effected by ozone. In this air pollution lesson students complete a lab activity that includes data analysis.
Curated OER
Allergies
In this allergies worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about allergies. Students complete 3 multiple choice questions about allergies.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Asthma Triggers
Buster knows that some things will start up his asthma. They are called triggers. Explore what triggers effect Buster in this activity from Arthur "Buster's Breathless."
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Dealing With Asthma Triggers
If you have asthma, certain things may cause you to cough and have trouble breathing. Find out more about asthma triggers in this article for kids.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Asthma
This site gives an in-depth description of asthma: diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment. Also includes animations of what happens during an asthma flare-up and how to use a peak flow meter.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Asthma Center
Comprehensive resource for learning what asthma is, what causes it, and how it is monitored and treated. Includes an interview with a young patient who has asthma, a dictionary of key terms, an animated demonstration of a peak-flow...
National Institutes of Health
National Asthma Education: Asthma and Physical Activity in the School [Pdf]
This booklet,published in 1995, is meant to help classroom teachers, physical education teachers, coaches, and students to understand how to manage and control asthma so that students can be active and participate fully and safely in...
Read Works
Read Works: Attacking Asthma
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about asthma and how to reduce the chances of having an asthma attack. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Asthma and Indoor Environments
This website defines, explains, and exemplifies indoor air pollution and how it significantly contributes to asthma problems.
About Kids Health
About Kids Health: Asthma: An Overview
Features extensive illustrated information on asthma. Learn what it is, what happens when you have an attack, the triggers, warning signs, consequences, medicines and treatment.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Your House: How to Make It Asthma Safe
Learn how to control the triggers in your house that make asthma worse by reading this article for kids.
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Asthma and Allergies and Their Environmental Triggers
Discover what causes allergy and asthma attacks and what you can do to prevent them.
Other
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
This resource describes an organization that is involved in studies and treatments of allergies. Research and education are also important parts of this organization.