Éva Csobod, Judit Heszlényi, Éva Csobod, Judit Heszlényi, Ágnes SchróthÁgnes Schróth

Improving indoor air quality in Improving indoor air quality in schoolsschools

TTraining programraining program

IntroductionIntroduction

We We meet a lot of harmfulmeet a lot of harmful substances and effectssubstances and effects

• know these dangerous know these dangerous substances and their substances and their effectseffects

• inform our studentsinform our students • help formulate an help formulate an

environment-friendly environment-friendly

attitudeattitude • protect their healthprotect their health

Health education teacher training Health education teacher training programprogram

„„Keeping the school cleanKeeping the school clean””

„„The types of damages and harm in the air of The types of damages and harm in the air of enclosed placesenclosed places””

• background informationbackground information • appendices appendices • aactivities (exercises)ctivities (exercises) – interactive methods – interactive methods • increase student’s motivationincrease student’s motivation

• competence-based teaching and learningcompetence-based teaching and learning

Keeping the school cleanKeeping the school clean

CClean environment around us lean environment around us • effective disinfectants and effective disinfectants and

detergents detergents • we are exposed to these we are exposed to these

harmful chemicalsharmful chemicals • we inhale themwe inhale them • we we buy and use chemicals buy and use chemicals

that have the smallest that have the smallest harmful effect.harmful effect.

• chemical composition and chemical composition and physical characteristics of physical characteristics of the stain and the detergentsthe stain and the detergents

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BBackground materialackground material (p. 17.)(p. 17.)• features of detergentsfeatures of detergents• the types of detergents and their compositionthe types of detergents and their composition• the alternative ways of protecting our environmentthe alternative ways of protecting our environment

Activities• video film (p. 27.) - symbols of danger (p. 21.)• guided group work

- study the labels of the detergents (p. 29.)

- read the most usual R and S phrases (p. (p. 23.)23.)

- use the safety datasheets (p. 23.)(p. 23.)

- summarize

- text analysis (p. 31.)(p. 31.)

The types of damages and harm in the air The types of damages and harm in the air

of enclosed placesof enclosed places BBackground materialackground material (p. 7.)(p. 7.)

• What are the components that the air in the rooms of What are the components that the air in the rooms of our house, school and workplace contains?our house, school and workplace contains?

• What may indicate the presence of such polluting What may indicate the presence of such polluting components and what are the possible solutions to components and what are the possible solutions to reduce their harmful effects?reduce their harmful effects?

• How does noise pollute the environment?How does noise pollute the environment?• Do fragrances and odors have polluting effects? Do fragrances and odors have polluting effects?

How can we use fragrances in therapy?How can we use fragrances in therapy?

Activities

• group work (p. 11.)

- How can we make the air at home healthy?

- The air at home.

- The two sides of the problem, or, proper ventilation.

- Our built environment and health.

• pair work (p.13.)(p.13.)

- - the legislative regulation and the the legislative regulation and the regulation regulation decreedecree

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Activities

• speech competitionspeech competition (p. 13.)(p. 13.)

- traditional and modern buildingstraditional and modern buildings

• make and analyze graphs and charts (p. 14.)

- radon concentration

• literature review

• making a plan making a plan (p. 15.)(p. 15.)

- - the materials in buildingthe materials in buildingwww.drhomeair.com/.../what_is_radon.html

ConclusionsConclusions• teachers did all the exercisesteachers did all the exercises • teachers were glad to work teachers were glad to work • they will do these exercises with their studentsthey will do these exercises with their students

New partsNew parts• how to integrate the material into the lessonshow to integrate the material into the lessons• which competences can be developedwhich competences can be developed• new backround materialnew backround material

-pictures and interesting facts about indoor -pictures and interesting facts about indoor plantsplants

- dangerous substances in the school bag- dangerous substances in the school bag• model for completing the charts model for completing the charts