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This Combustion and Air Quality: Emissions Monitoring activity also includes:
- Pre-Activity Reading (.pdf)
- Pre-Activity Problem Set (.pdf)
- Pre-Activity Problem Set – Answer Key (.pdf)
- AQ Data Collection and Monitoring Emissions (.pdf)
- Vocabulary List (.pdf)
- Vocabulary List – Answer Key (.pdf)
- Student Data Sheet (.pdf)
- Activity Data Sheet – Answer Key (.pdf)
- Current Event Article (.pdf)
- Current Event Article – Answer Key (.pdf)
- Engineering Identities (.pdf)
- Sample Data (pdf)
- Results and Reflection Questions (.pdf)
- Connecting the Big Picture (.pdf)
- Connecting to the Big Picture – Answer Key (.pdf)
- Pre-Activity Reading (.docx)
- Pre-Activity Problem Set (.docx)
- Pre-Activity Problem Set – Answer Key (.docx)
- AQ Data Collection and Monitoring Emissions (.pptx)
- Vocabulary List (.docx)
- Vocabulary List – Answer Key (.docx)
- Student Data Sheet (.docx)
- Activity Data Sheet – Answer Key (.docx)
- Current Event Article (.docx)
- Current Event Article – Answer Key (.docx)
- Engineering Identities (.docx)
- Sample Data (.docx)
- Results and Reflection Questions (.docx)
- Connecting the Big Picture (.docx)
- Connecting to the Big Picture – Answer Key (docx)
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Help your class determine the types of pollutants coming from vehicle exhaust. Groups use an air quality monitor to determine the emissions from different vehicles, to gain knowledge about combustion energy, and to predict how the emissions from the vehicles will vary. Individuals collect data from the air quality monitor and interpret the results before comparing them to their predictions.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Before conducting the data collection portion of the activity, have the class determine the variables that need to be controlled and determine how to control for each
Classroom Considerations
- Pupils need a basic understanding of simple chemical reactions and the notation used in chemical formulas
- The activity as presented uses air quality monitors
- The activity is second in a six-part series
Pros
- The resource contains sample data if you are unable to access an air quality monitor
- Provides background information as a reading or a presentation
Cons
- The site listed in the resource to rent air quality monitors does not seem to have them