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Air Quality and Transportation

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Second graders observe car pooling patterns and the important role car pools play in reducing air pollution. They explain how they get to school and graph the types of transportation that is used. Students make a list of the different alternatives to driving and discuss how they can help lessen air pollution

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air pollution, air

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air pollution, car pools, science
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Grade
2nd
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Science
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Lesson Plans
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Duration
1 hr

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