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Curated OER

Transportation Choices and the Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study statistics and charts pertaining to how transportation and other energy choices impact the environment. They participate in small group discussions regarding concerns for the future.
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Curated OER

Heavy Breathing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate asthma and air quality, and then map or graph the incidence of asthma by county and air quality information by county in the state of Maryland. They attempt to see any correlations and note any limitations of the data.
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Curated OER

Out of the City and Into the Soup

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the issue of air pollution. They read and analyze an article, evaluate the responses of state and federal officials to the problem, conduct Internet research, and write a letter to their senator and congressman.
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Curated OER

Heat Transfer and Pollution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students perform computer simulations on air dispersion. In this chemistry lesson plan, students calculate energy transfer based on specific heat and temperature change. They explain the causes of smog.
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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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Other

Simple Science: Hole in the Sky

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore images of atmospheric ozone levels over the South Pole. The resource has students determine the months of lowest ozone levels and changes in ozone levels since 1979. The activity has an interactive online version and a...
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Ozone in Our Neighborhood

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Plant an Ozone Monitoring Garden

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students monitor local ozone by looking in their neighborhoods for ozone-injured plants or establishing similar gardens outside their schools or in their backyards.
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Real Time Data Project: Air Pollution: People at Risk

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Evaluate low level ozone pollution in your own state and compare it with other areas to see if you should be concerned about the air you are breathing.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Name That Air Pollutant

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...

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