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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.
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Ecology 13 Human Effects 2
Students identify and explain human effects on the environment. They explore the terms biodiversity, natural resources, ozone and global warming. After exploring all the terms , they connect technology to them and how it effects the...
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Affecting Transportation Choices-Walk, Don't Ride!
Students discuss methods of transportation they use and create a trip tally to determine which methods they use the most.
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Air Quality and Transportation
Second graders observe car pooling patterns and the important role car pools play in reducing air pollution. They explain how they get to school and graph the types of transportation that is used. Students make a list of the different...
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The Awful 8: The Play
Students perform a play based on pollution. In this pollution science activity, students perform a play about different pollutants and how it effects our daily lives.
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Air Pollution and Asthma
Eleventh graders consider air quality. In this environmental stewardship lesson, 11th graders consider the impact of air pollution on asthma and identify ways that they can work to reduce air pollution.
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The Awful 8: A Play
Students perform a play that presents the causes and effects on people and the environment of the eight major air pollutants.
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Air Pollution: What's the Solution?
In this pollution worksheet young scholars study how wind affects air pollution. Students answer questions on wind data and calculate miles per hour.
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The Awful Eight
Students investigate the concept of a carpool and its contributions to either reducing or increasing air pollution. They conduct research using a variety of resources for background information. The information is used to write a play...
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Air Quality and Transportation in the Tulsa Area
Students investigate the effects of air pollution. In this environmental lesson, students discuss the causes of air pollution and identify how transportation has an effect on the air quality. Students identify other alternatives to driving.
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Global Resources: What Will You Do with Your Power?
Young scholars examine the human impact on natural resources. They read and discuss an article, evaluate nations regarding their environmental problem-solving, develop a presidential speech on the environment, and conduct a natural...
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Transport
Pupils analyze wind barbs and determine which way the wind is blowing and how hard the wind is blowing. They access near real time wind data and pollutant animations to track the transport and destination of pollutants.
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The Awful Eight Lesson Plan
The students list major air pollutants, what causes them, and their effects on people and the environment. Students list ways they can prevent or reduce the types of air pollution mentioned in the play.
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The Awful 8: The Play
Students become aware of the cause and effects of different air pollutants. They present a play about the different pollutants.
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Geography of the Wasatch Front
Students examine and discuss urban geography and land-cover types along the Wasatch Front. They analyze thermal images, create collages, and predict surface and air temperatures from aerial photos in the Salt Lake City Valley.
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Geography of the Wasatch Front
Students identify the three main types of urban environments by learning characteristic land-cover types. They examine and analyze a thermal image of Salt Lake City. Then they predict surface and air temperatures from aerial photos.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Ozone in Our Neighborhood
Students will experiment to understand variations in the amount of ground-level ozone between different places in their neighborhood, town, or city.
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US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Smog: Who Does It Hurt? [Pdf]
Extensive site provides information on health effects of ground-level ozone-smog. Explains the air quality index and provides links to area ozone maps.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Air Pollution: Tracking Ozone
In this activity, you will monitor the levels of ozone in Trenton, New Jersey for several days and make final decisions about the influence of weather on ground level ozone.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Ozone in the Troposphere
A detailed overview of the ground-level ozone, tropospheric ozone, with explanations about how it is called the bad ozone and how it varies day to day. All information is reinforced through pictures, graphs, and learning activities....
NASA
Nasa: Ozone Resource Page
You should be able to find just about any fact associated with the ozone. This site is extensive and interactive.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Hot Summer Days Ozone Action
Easy to read and understand site from Environmental Education for Kids. Good and bad ozone explained and illustrated. Complete with glossary and Quizzler at the end.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Name That Air Pollutant
Students create graphic organizers describing the four major air pollutants regulated by the U.S. Clean Air Act (ground-level ozone, particle pollution, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide) and then identify the pollutants with a...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Plant an Ozone Monitoring Garden
Students monitor local ozone by looking in their neighborhoods for ozone-injured plants or establishing similar gardens outside their schools or in their backyards.