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Debate: "Indoor Air vs. Outdoor Air Pollution: Which Is the More Serious Threat to Public Health?" Lesson PlanDebate: "Indoor Air vs. Outdoor Air Pollution: Which Is the More Serious Threat to Public Health?" Lesson Plan
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Debate: "Indoor Air vs. Outdoor Air Pollution: Which Is the More Serious Threat to Public Health?"

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Students work in teams to synthesize their air, asthma, air contamination, and environmental health knowledge as well as additional research to represent a particular point of view persuasively. They create a handout and presentatin materials to help communicate this knowledge and point of view. Pupils use these materials, to practice public speaking to present their work.

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asthma, environmental stewardship, the environment, air

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air, air contamination, asthma, environmental health, science
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9th - 12th
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Science
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Duration
5 days
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