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This stuff is in our air and can make it harder to breathe.

What is air pollution?

These body parts are “gas exchangers” that are always at work

What are the lungs?

Every person does this about 20,000 times per day

What is breathe in and out?

These people exercise outside a lot, which means they breathe deeper and may breathe in more air pollution

Who are athletes?

These people are older and tend to have more health problems, so they may have bad reactions to air pollution

Who are seniors?

These green areas are better places to exercise and play because they are usually further away from traffic

What are parks?

Kids and parents can use this Index every day to see what the air quality is like in their community

What is the Air Quality Health Index?

Choices we make, such as driving our cars less and walking or cycling more, can help improve this

What is air quality?

This thing creates 50% more air pollution if it’s not running properly

What is your vehicle?

Reducing our use of this in homes and schools saves money and reduces air pollution and greenhouse gases

What is energy?

A full one of these takes up to 60 cars off the road

What is a bus?

Your school might encourage students to do this more to improve health and protect the environment

What is walk to school? bike skateboard scooter

If cars did less of this in the winter, there would be less air pollution around schools

What is idle? (keep vehicles running)

Doing this replaces up to 4 cars on the road and reduces air pollution

What is carpooling?

This activity makes the most air pollution in Canada

What is transportation

Everybody can check this Index each day before school and work to help plan their daily outdoor activities

What is the Air Quality Health Index

Kids are more sensitive to air pollution because they do more of this than adults, especially during summer

What is play outside?

Children do this thing faster than adults

What is breathe?

This type of pollution naturally comes from forests and can cause poor air quality, decrease visibility and make it hard to breathe

What is forest fire smoke?

This is the #1 cause of hospital visits for children in Canada.

What is asthma?

When this falls, pollution is washed from the sky

What is rain?

When the Air Quality Health Index is “High Risk”, you can do this to help protect your health

What is change your outdoor activity or stay inside?

When winds are ______, pollution can build up in the air

What is calm?

This gas up in the atmosphere protects us from the sun’s rays, but is pollution near the ground where we breathe

What is ozone?

This is the number of Canadians who use public transit each year

What is 4 million? (out of 34 million in 2011)

Play the Air Quality Jeopardy Game