This is a great set of lesson plans through which students explore air pollution and its causes and become aware of air pollution trends and how air pollution affects health. Many questions are examined during the course of study: "What...

A quick overview of air quality and pollution.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how air pollution affects human health.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How air pollution affects human health.

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.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Distinguishes between primary and secondary pollutants and identifies examples of each.

What does the phrase, "Like a breath of fresh air," mean to you? This common phrase can have different meanings: calming, relaxing, invigorating, energizing or clean. In this experiment you will test the quality of air by measuring the...

The air pollution was so awful in Delhi, India on November 4th and 5th that 1,700 schools had to close. Find out the concerns and what can be done.

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.

Air pollution in China is no laughing matter. This is a problem that has plagued the nation's big cities for years. Instead of the smog getting any better, students have recently had days off because of it.

Find out what polluted air does to the human body and the studies that have led to that conclusion. Information on air pollution disasters in history. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]

This lesson introduces students to the concepts of air pollution and technologies that have been developed by engineers to reduce air pollution. Students develop an understanding of visible air pollutants with an incomplete combustion...

An interactive air pollution simulator that allows students to control the smog in an imaginary city by adjusting several environmental factors.

This site provides an experiment for early elementary students to discover different dirt particles in the air, and explore causes of air pollution.

Extensive site provides information on health effects of ground-level ozone-smog. Explains the air quality index and provides links to area ozone maps.

For this lesson from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), air pollution will be explored. Auntie Litter and the Pollution Patrol learn how smog forms and find out how to keep the air clean and free of air pollutants....

In this instructional activity from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), air pollution will be explored. This instructional activity is one from the "Take Pride Statewide" series. *This instructional activity is...

Kids learn about air pollution and how it effects the environment and health. Study causes, pollutants, and facts including acid rain and smog.

Smog City, an interactive air pollution simulator, shows students how human choices, environmental factors, and land use contribute to air pollution.

Illustrated tutorial explains nonpoint source pollution and its role in the health of the environment. Students learn about different sources of pollution and how these pollutants contaminate the land, air, and water. Click on the links...

Kim Preshoff details the science behind smog.

In this lesson plan from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), air pollution will be explored. This lesson plan is one from the "Take Pride Statewide" series. *This lesson plan is provided by Julie Danley, Pam Walston,...

Students develop their understanding of visible air pollutants with an incomplete combustion demonstration, a "smog in a jar" demonstration, and by building simple particulate matter collectors.

Students develop an understanding of visible air pollutants with an incomplete combustion demonstration, a "smog in a jar" demonstration, building simple particulate matter collectors, and exploration of engineering roles related to air...