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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.
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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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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.
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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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Just for Kids: Air

For Students 3rd - 8th
Pennsylvania's DEP presents this site on air pollution. Learn about ozone, particulate matter, and the air quality index.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Air Data

For Students 9th - 10th
The AirData website gives you access to air quality data collected at outdoor monitors across the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands. The data comes primarily from the AQS (Air Quality System) database. You can...
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Eea: Air Monitoring

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the current air quality in Massachusettes, and learn more about air pollution, air quality forecast, and governmental guidelines on air.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Smog: Who Does It Hurt? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive site provides information on health effects of ground-level ozone-smog. Explains the air quality index and provides links to area ozone maps.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Air Pollution

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore Air Pollution with George the Gecko. Learn about the major air pollutants, AQI, (Air Quality Index) and what we can do to help! Games and links to outside websites are included.
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U.s. Environmental Protection Agency: Smog City 2

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive air pollution simulator that allows students to control the smog in an imaginary city by adjusting several environmental factors.
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Epa: Today's Aqi Forecast

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive map used to find the current and forecasted air quality index for any location in the United States.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Air, Atmosphere, and Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Sixteen essential questions lead student learning about Earth's atmosphere and global warming as they have to do with global climate change.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
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University of Washington

Live From Earth & Mars [Nasa]: Danger in the Air

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Live from Earth & Mars [NASA] is a lesson plan using both interactive and written materials. Can be used as a unit or individually.
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National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Cruise the Body's Air Ways

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out where the air goes when you breathe by connecting the dots in this short activity. A clever use of a paint program makes it very clear how air moves in this interactive activity.
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France 3: Meteo

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides weather reports from France - different cities, regions and other French possessions overseas are accessible. Satellite images and air quality indexes are also available.
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Tramline

Tramline: Getting Green Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this comprehensive website, students will learn about different forms of pollution, environmental impact of pollution, global warming, and things they can do to make a difference.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Learn the Issues: Health & Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.
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Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System (Professair's Mad Lab)

For Students 1st - 9th
Have fun learning about the human body's respiratory system while playing games in Professair's Mad Lab! These interactive games have colorful graphics and are broken into three grade groupings: grades one to three, four to six, and...
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Rudiments of Wisdom

Rudiments of Wisdom: Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Browse this index to find fun, hand-drawn cartoons that simplify and explain many science topics, including atmosphere, evolution, fusion, static electricity, and time. Cartoons are created by engineer-turned-cartoonist, Tim Hunkin,...
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National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Kids' Pages: What Is in Dust?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Do you know what is in dust? Play this matching game to see if you know where things found in dust come from. Answers are provided.