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- 4th - 6th
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Students define air pollution and review its sources, history and effects on the Earth. They conduct an experiment in which they grow plants next to heavy traffic and in a relatively clean environment. They record their observations. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use Internet research to become familiar with the environmental and health effects of the six criteria pollutants identified by the U.S. EPA, along with the greenhouse effect and carbon dioxide. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students work together to bring the Clean Air Zone Project to their school. They examine how to reduce their exposure to exhaust and other pollutants. They practice using new vocabulary as well. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students work together to trace the movement of radiation after the Chernobyl accident. They discuss how air pollution can become a global issue. They discover how engineers and scientists analyze weather patterns to determine the air's path. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate air quality. They analyze Air Quality Index data tables, interpret the graphs, complete a worksheet, and discuss trends in air quality. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explain how a simple water cycle model can be used to model pollution transport and how the water cycles are related to air pollution. They explore pollutant transport via the weather and water cycles and observe, record, and report their own weather report for the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students identify two major types of visible pollutants, smog, and particulate matter, They explain that air pollutants are generated during incomplete combustion. They measure and rank collectors from the most pollutants to the least pollutants. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students embark on a scavenger hunt around the school looking for indoor air pollution and mapping source locations. They predict and observe sources of indoor air pollution,nderstand and give examples of technologies we use related to IAP and describe how engineers interact with indoor air pollutants. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students analyze how engineers study temperature inversions and convection currents to understand why pollution levels may be higher in some areas than others. They participate in an experiment that allows them to build simple models to investigate convection currents and temperature inversions. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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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 that is then performed by the students. Full Review »
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