eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Air Pollution
Looks at air pollution, its causes and impact, common pollutants, and what individuals and governments can do to combat it.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Criteria Air Pollutants
Find out about the six major air pollutants. In-depth descriptions of ozone, nitrogen dioxide, particulates, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and lead are provided.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Air Quality Teaching Box
This teaching box is filled with educational resources that help young scholars explore the science of, and solutions to, air pollution.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Detecting Air Pollution
In this lesson students are asked to create model air pollution detectors to sample particles in indoor aiand outdoor air.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Air Pollution
Students are introduced to the concept of air quality by investigating the composition, properties, atmospheric layers and everyday importance of air. They explore the sources and effects of visible and invisible air pollution. By...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Air Quality in Megacities
Article discusses the impact of air pollution on human health, and surrounding environments, in large urban areas around the world. Compares the levels of smog in the cities of Los Angeles and London, discusses air monitoring programs,...
University of Arizona
Pulse: From Global to City Air: Air Quality, City Design and Disease
Students are challenged to design a healthy city in this unit plan. The cross-curricular unit covers content standards for ninth grade in science, language arts, world geography, and math. Students explore air quality and the impact it...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Air Pollution in the Pacific Northwest
Students are introduced to measuring and identifying sources of air pollution, as well as how environmental engineers try to control and limit the amount of air pollution. In Part 1, students are introduced to nitrogen dioxide as an air...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Sensing Air Pollution
Students learn about electricity and air pollution while building devices to measure volatile organic compounds (VOC) by attaching VOC sensors to prototyping boards. In the second part of the activity, students evaluate the impact of...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Air Pollution: What's the Solution?
Outdoor air pollution poses a major threat to human health and threatens the ozone layer. Students will examine real time weather data in this extensive unit to learn how air quality is measured, its health impact on at-risk populations,...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Air Pollution: Sources of Particulate Matter
Find out what sources are contributing to the particulate pollution in your state. An interactive bar graph shows the major types of air pollution and their sources. This particular activity focuses on two types of particulates.
Other
Epa: Air Quality Index Game Show
Do you know what the colors of the air quality index indicate? You'll have fun checking your knowledge of the AQI colors as you play this game.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Catalytic Converters: Chemistry of Air Pollution
In this cooperative worksheet young scholars will see how catalysts inside catalytic converters speed up the oxidation of fuel and lessen the air pollution from cars.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Air Now: Interactive Map of Air Quality
A live, interactive map of air quality in the United States.
Other
Canadian Lung Association: Air Quality Statistics
Get the statistics on air quality in Canada. Under the category of indoor air quality, get the facts and figures of exposure to second-hand smoke. Statistics on outdoor air quality in Canada is also provided.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Indoor Air Quality
This website defines and explains indoor air pollution in all its forms. Content includes a focus on asthma, molds, secondhand smoke, and radon in public buildings and at home.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Health Hazards of Air Pollution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 2.4 million people die each year from causes directly related to air pollution. Worldwide, there are more deaths...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Indoor Air Pollution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recall that air pollution is due to chemical substances and particles released into the air mainly by human actions. When most people think of air pollution, they...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Outdoor Air Pollution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Air pollution is due to chemical substances and particles released into the air mainly by human actions. This pollution affects entire ecosystems around the world....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Air Quality
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents information on the compounds that pollute the air, their sources, and the regions in which air quality is chronically bad.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Understanding Air: Air Pollution & Modeling Pollutants With Lego Bricks
In this lesson, young scholars learn about the chemical reactions that release various pollutants into the atmosphere and what happens when pollutants in the air are exposed to sunlight. They model incomplete combustion using LEGO...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Air Pollution Solutions
While air pollution is a serious problem, it is a problem that we can solve. Learn about actions people can take to reduce emissions and improve air quality.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: What Is Air Quality?
Good air quality is critical for maintaining life on Earth. But what is air quality and why does it change?
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Types of Air Pollution Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about primary and secondary air pollutants. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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