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Students collect and examine particulate matter found in the air. In this pollution lesson, students use microscope slides and petroleum jelly to collect particulate matter from several different locations, then use a microscope to examine the slides. Based on their observations, students draw conclusions about air pollution.

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air pollution, air

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5th - 8th
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Science
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