 Earth Science Standard: Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere Standard 8: Life has changed Earth’s atmosphere, and changes in the atmosphere affect conditions for life.

1. Get your pen and other class materials out. Put your bag UNDER the chair. Wait patiently after the DO NOW to ask questions. 2. Using one post it for each objective, please copy: Objective 1: to define smog and explain how it forms Objective 2: to explain how temperature inversions in LA and Mexico City affect air quality. Objective 3: to research the health effects of pollutants in LA County

1. DO NOW 2. Smog and Ground Level Ozone Formation 3. Temperature Inversions: Los Angeles and Mexico City 4. Pollutants & Health Effects: LA County 5. Concept map of Types of pollution 6. Reflection

Unit 1 DateTitlePage# Check 7 9/9.10Assessments7 Unit 2 DateTitlePage # Check 8 9/9.10 Air Pollution8 9 9/12.13Community Mapping9 10 9/16.17 Causes and Effects10

 Close your eyes  Raise your hand when you smell something different.  When you open your eyes, write the time.

 Describe how you think the air smells in different places, such as a bike trail, a busy highway, children at school, garbage burning, a backyard lawn mower, barbecue or the beach.

Hazy SO2, Nox, Particulate matter + sunlight-> Ozone, Particulate matter  m/watch?v=4oKL33ZA s9Q m/watch?v=4oKL33ZA s9Q

 e/o3play.htm e/o3play.htm  Sources  Ingredients  What happens at night?  What happens in the morning?

  Look up What are the major pollutants? Who are the polluters? What are the health risk involved?

 Outdoor Pollution  Indoor Pollution  Air Pollution  Primary Pollutants  Secondary Pollutants  Ground Level Ozone  Acid Rain  Natural  Anthropogenic  Point Source Pollution  Non-point source Pollution If needed, give examples:

1. Describe what you learned today and your thoughts about it. 2. Use the FEL to evaluate yourself.