Speaker Air Quality Workshop for Teachers Location Date Air Pollution: What's the Solution? Using Real Time Data to Teach Air Pollution Speaker Air Quality Workshop for Teachers Location Date The on line curriculum, “Air Pollution: What’s the Solution” was designed for students in grades 6-9 and uses real time data to teach air pollution. 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Air Pollution: What's the Solution? Project Goals Guide student discovery of the causes and effects of ground-level ozone pollution Engage students through the use of online real time data gathered by government air scientists The goals of the project are to guide student’s… 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Air Pollution: What's the Solution? Project Developers Developed by the Stevens Institute of Technology, Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education Funded by the U.S. EPA Supervised by the nonprofit Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management and U.S. EPA                                                                The project was developed by… Funded by the US EPA…. Supervised by the nonprofit Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management and U.S. EPA 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Air Pollution: What's the Solution? Project Description Designed for Grades 6 - 9 Correlates with National Science Education Standards Meets the Excellence in Environmental Education: Guidelines for Learning (K-12) objectives The target audience for this project is students in grades 6-9. The project correlates with… Meets the objectives of the Excellence in…. 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Air Pollution: What's the Solution? Real Time Data Technology can be a catalyst to improve K-12 education: Increases problem-solving and critical thinking abilities Enables visualization of complex concepts or phenomena Promotes interactivity Facilitates exploration of selected topics in greater depth Provides opportunity for involvement in authentic tasks  Benefits of using real time data… 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Air Pollution: What's the Solution? Project Description Use as a self-contained module or integrate lessons into existing curriculum Contains six core lessons and four enrichment lessons Can be taught in as few as six class sessions or expanded to 10 - 12 classes Description of the project… The project can be used as a self-contained module or …. Contains six core lessons and four enrichment lessons… The material can be taught in six class sessions or expanded to 10 – 12 classes. 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Air Pollution: What's the Solution? Project Description Can be accessed on the internet or downloaded Uses colorful maps and animations to show ozone formation throughout the U.S. Is interactive, fun and engaging Description of the project… This project can be accessed by any student or teacher with access to the Internet. 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Skills and Knowledge Acquired Students will be able to: Describe what ozone is, how it is formed and what the health effects are from breathing ground-level ozone Create graphs to help visualize or recognize trends Students will be able to…. 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Skills and Knowledge Acquired Predict when and where ground-level ozone may occur Use knowledge gained to create awareness about ground-level ozone and the associated health effects Students will be able to…. 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Air Pollution: What's the Solution? Activities Core Activities Ozone Between Us Weather’s Role Tracking Ozone Will There Be Ozone Tomorrow? Smog City What Can You Do? Enrichment Activities Create Your Own Investigation People at Risk What is Your AQI? Transport There are Core Activities and Enrichment Activities…. 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Features of Each Activity Step-by-step procedures Student Worksheets Learn More Area for students Teacher Area – background information Embedded links to relevant web sites Each activity contains…. 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Air Pollution: What's the Solution? The Ozone Between Us http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/airproj/lessonscore1.html                                                                                                                               The is the Core Activity – “The Ozone Between Us.” The students will investigate ground-level ozone. A student worksheet is provided. 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Air Pollution: What's the Solution? The Ozone Between Us This map depicts ozone formation and loops over a 24 hour period. 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Air Pollution: What's the Solution? Student Worksheet This is an example of the student worksheet for the lesson “The Ozone Between Us.” 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Air Pollution: What's the Solution? Weather’s Role http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/airproj/lessonscore2.html In this lesson, “Weather’s Role,” the students will collect and analyze data, make comparisons and determinations about ozone levels. 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Air Pollution: What's the Solution? Weather’s Role New England Maps for August 13, 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                               When the student clicks on Boston, MA the map of that area shows high levels of ozone even at 8 am in the morning. Ground-level ozone is formed when two types of pollutants, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen, react in the presence of sunlight. Ozone is likely to reach unhealthy levels on hot sunny days. The red on the map indicates unhealthy air quality. The student’s will investigate how weather has influenced this high level of ozone during the early morning hours. 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

Air Pollution: What's the Solution? What Can You Do? http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/airproj/lessonscore6.html                                                                                                                     “What Can You Do” is a lesson that will help the students understand what they and others can do (what actions they can take) to help reduce ground-level ozone. 4/17/2017 Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

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