Website
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...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's Hiding in the Air?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students develop an understanding of the effects of invisible air pollutants with a rubber band and hanger air test and a bean plant experiment. They also learn about methods of reducing invisible air pollutants.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Washing Air

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students observe and discuss a simple model of a wet scrubber to understand how this pollutant recovery method functions in cleaning industrial air pollution.
Unit Plan
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Learn the Issues: Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Air pollution occurs both inside and outside and is dangerous to individuals as well as to the planet. The Environmental Protection Agency oversees laws and regulations related to air quality and has gathered a wealth of information to...
Handout
Other

Aqmd: Health Effects of Air Pollution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what polluted air does to the human body and the studies that have led to that conclusion. Information on air pollution disasters in history. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Website
Other

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.
Article
Province of British Columbia

Province of British Columbia: How We Measure Air Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how British Columbia measures air quality, collects and measures data, and analyzes and reports the findings.
Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Mobile Source Air Toxics

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to fact sheets, articles, and educational tools on air pollution.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the causes and effects of air pollution.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Effects of Air Pollution on the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How pollution damages the environment.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Effects of Air Pollution on the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How pollution damages the environment.
Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Air Pollution

For Students 1st - 6th
What is air pollution? Discover the sources of air pollution, the effect of air pollution on health, the effects on the environment, and how you can help.
eBook
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act

For Students 9th - 10th
This 27-page booklet explains the Clean Air Act using everyday English.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Clean Air Act (United States)

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers extensive information on the history and amendments to the Clean Air Act of the United States.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Got Dirty Air?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson introduces learners to the concepts of air pollution and technologies that have been developed by engineers to reduce air pollution. Students develop an understanding of visible air pollutants with an incomplete combustion...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's Air Got to Do With It?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are introduced to the concepts of air pollution and air quality. The three lesson parts focus on the prerequisites for understanding air pollution. First, students use M&Ms to create a pie graph that expresses their...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Color Is Your Air Today?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students develop awareness and understanding of the daily air quality using the Air Quality Index (AQI) listed in the newspaper. They explore what engineers can do to help reduce poor air quality.
Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Reach Out Michigan: Let's Catch Some Dirt From the Air

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides an experiment for early elementary students to discover different dirt particles in the air, and explore causes of air pollution.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Air We Breathe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
During this lesson, students will learn what causes air pollution and how to investigate the different pollutants that exist, such as toxic gases and particulate matter. Students will investigate the technologies developed by engineers...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A Merry Go Round for Dirty Air

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students observe and discuss a cup and pencil model of a cyclone to better understand how this pollutant recovery method functions in cleaning industrial air pollution.
Article
Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Air Pollution and Asthma

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of air pollution and how it can cause asthma flare-ups.
Activity
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Real Time Data Project: Air Pollution:what Can You Do?

For Students 9th - 10th
What practical steps can you take to reduce air pollution? Generate some ideas and design a brochure to communicate them.
Article
Other

Greenguard: Tips to Improve Indoor Air Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are some general tips for maintaining good indoor air quality in homes.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Environment for Kids: Air Pollution

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about air pollution and how it effects the environment and health. Study causes, pollutants, and facts including acid rain and smog.

Other popular searches