Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Environmental Problems and Solutions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this environmental problems and solutions worksheet, learners are given a list of 25 environmental problems. They match them with a given solution and paste the matching pairs to a piece of construction paper.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Calculate Your Contribution

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners assess the environmental impact of their transportation choices. They keep a transportation journal and use a website to calculate vehicle emissions for themselves and their class. They evaluate their transportation choices.
Interactive
Curated OER

Global Warming

For Students 5th - 8th
In this global warming worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions about global warming. Students complete 5 questions total.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Environment Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 4th - 5th
In this environment vocabulary learning exercise, students draw lines to match 13 words to their definitions in another column. Words pertain to the environment. Examples: biosphere, habitat, greenhouse effect, smog.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Word Search

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the theme of the sheet in the word search. They also work on spelling skills.
Organizer
Curated OER

Environment Vocabulary and Definitions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this environment worksheet, students are given a list of vocabulary words related to the environment and their definitions. Worksheet has no associated activities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Build Your Own Weather Station

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Studens experiment with temperatures. In this science instructional activity, students make their own weather station by heating one bottle and keeping the water in another bottle at room temperature.
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...
Handout
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Criteria Air Pollutants

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the six major air pollutants. In-depth descriptions of ozone, nitrogen dioxide, particulates, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and lead are provided.
Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Air Quality Teaching Box

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This teaching box is filled with educational resources that help students explore the science of, and solutions to, air pollution.
Unit Plan
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...
Unit Plan
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
Graphic
Other

Airnow Ozone: Current Aqi

For Students 9th - 10th
This map shows current air quality index. Select a region on map to view an animation of ozone levels at different times throughout the day. Very interesting.
Activity
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Air Pollution: Tracking Ozone

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, you will monitor the levels of ozone in Trenton, New Jersey for several days and make final decisions about the influence of weather on ground level ozone.
Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Air Now: Interactive Map of Air Quality

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A live, interactive map of air quality in the United States.
Lesson Plan
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...
Unit Plan
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.
Unit Plan
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.
Unit Plan
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....
Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Effects of Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
Air pollution affects all things. It is harmful to our health, and it impacts the environment. Greenhouse gas pollution affects the entire planet.
Activity
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Air Pollution: Will There Be Ozone Tomorrow?

For Students 9th - 10th
Collect and analyze real time ozone data to make determinations about the status of ozone in your local area. See if you can apply what you learn to make predictions about tomorrow's ozone levels.
Unit Plan
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.
Unit Plan
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.