Resource Overview
Thematic unit for the high school classroom on outdoor and indoor air pollution.
Includes teaching materials investigate outdoor and indoor pollution sources, impacts of air pollution on human and ecosystem health, acid rain, and strategies for preventing air pollution.
Features of This Resource
- Unit includes 2 lesson plans, 2 case study readings, and 1 background reading.
- Lab activity on acid rain has students measure, collect, record, and interpret data.
- Students explore scientific and human dimensions of air pollution.
Unit Lesson Plans & Readings
The following are included with the purchase of the unit:
Lesson Plans
Acid Tests
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Students test different pH solutions on radish seeds to determine the optimal level for germination
Clearing the Air
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Students find articles about air pollution issues and use the information to create a class cause and effect chart of...
Readings
Cleaner Cookstoves: Combatting Indoor Air Pollution
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Air pollution case study reading: Learn about initiatives to tackle health problems of indoor air pollution in poor countries by...
Gasping for Clean Air
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Air pollution background reading: An overview of how fossil fuel combustion creates unhealthful levels of several pollutants in the air...
The Big Smoke: When London Fog Turned Deadly
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Air pollution case study reading: Examine the impact of sulfuric smog in London from the Industrial Age through the mid...
Lesson Plans
Acid Tests
- Students test different pH solutions on radish seeds to determine the optimal level for germinationClearing the Air
- Students find articles about air pollution issues and use the information to create a class cause and effect chart of...Readings
Cleaner Cookstoves: Combatting Indoor Air Pollution
- Air pollution case study reading: Learn about initiatives to tackle health problems of indoor air pollution in poor countries by...Gasping for Clean Air
- Air pollution background reading: An overview of how fossil fuel combustion creates unhealthful levels of several pollutants in the air...The Big Smoke: When London Fog Turned Deadly
- Air pollution case study reading: Examine the impact of sulfuric smog in London from the Industrial Age through the mid...How Do I Get This Lesson Packet?
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