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- 4th - 7th
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Students discover that air displaces, weighs, contains moisture, and cannot feel it. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate problems with air pollution and how it affects the environment and health. They discover methods designed to combat air pollution. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students conduct an experiment to determine the properties of air based on a Magic School Bus adventure. They inflate and deflate zipper plastic bags to show that air takes up space and holds objects. They associate this with riding a bike with deflated and inflated bike tires. 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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- 6th - 8th
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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. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students define vocabulary words regarding air quality. In small groups, they match magazine pictures or create illustrations for definitions and terms, and share the flash cards with their group. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the importance of air quality. In groups, students explore factors leading to poor air quality and methods of minimizing air pollution. Given a diagram of concentric circles, students survey their personal air quality situation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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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 possible solutions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students work in teams to synthesize their air, asthma, air contamination, and environmental health knowledge as well as additional research to represent a particular point of view persuasively. They create a handout and presentatin materials to help communicate this knowledge and point of view. Pupils use these materials, to practice public speaking to present their work. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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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. Students complete a worksheet about one article and have a discussion on the issue of air pollution's role in asthma. Full Review »

