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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Air Pollution

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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...
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Air Quality in Megacities

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Air Pollution in the Pacific Northwest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sensing Air Pollution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Air Pollution: Sources of Particulate Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Interactive
Other

Epa: Air Quality Index Game Show

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Handout
Other

Canadian Lung Association: Air Quality Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Health Hazards of Air Pollution

For Students 6th - 8th
[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...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Indoor Air Pollution

For Students 6th - 8th
[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...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Outdoor Air Pollution

For Students 6th - 8th
[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....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Causes of Air Pollution Study Guide

For Students 4th - 8th
Review the main causes of air pollution.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Types of Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The two types of air pollution.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Reducing Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Technologies that will reduce air pollution.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Reducing Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Technologies that will reduce air pollution.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Air Pollution and Illness

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how air pollution affects human health.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Effects of Air Pollution on Human Health

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How air pollution affects human health.
Handout
Other

Alberta Environment: Focus on Air Quality [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article outlines some of the threats to Alberta's air quality, what the provincial government is doing to control air quality, and what we as individuals can do to help.
Handout
Other

U.s. Environmental Protection Agency: Air Quality Index for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
An easy-to-read illustrated guide to air quality, with information on what causes air pollution and how it affects our health. Includes games to assess learning and a vocalized dictionary of terms related to air quality. (Pronunciations...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Real Time Data Project:s Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site on air pollutions, sponsored by the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education at Stevens Institute of Technology, includes worksheets, knowledge-assesment tools, and detailed instructions.
Handout
National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
What do smog, acid rain, carbon monoxide, fossil fuel exhausts, and tropospheric ozone have in common? They are all examples of air pollution. This article describes the causes and effects of air pollution.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Winery: How Does Air Pollution Affect the Environment?

For Students 5th - 7th
Elodie is checking her parents' vineyard for air pollution. Help her so that she can report the sources of this pollution to her parents.
Interactive
Other

Camnet: Real Time Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
Live pictures from northeastern U.S. Air quality data and visibility. Real-Time pollution maps. Links to more data sites.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Polluted Air = Polluted Lungs

For Teachers 4th - 7th
To gain a better understanding of the roles and functions of components of the human respiratory system and our need for clean air, students construct model lungs that include a diaphragm and chest cavity. They see how air moving in and...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Air Pollution and Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Through this interactive module, students learn that the atmosphere is so much more than air, its complex role on Earth should be explored, and its quality carefully monitored and protected.

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