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Welcome GASP to

Engaging Students

Chief Air Quality Index Officer and his Deputy

Using the program: Our Routine (Ethan)• Ethan and Dylan – Check the forcasted Air Quality index color and value

for the day• Adam, Will, Joey and Nathan – Change the corresponding flag in the

elementary school building across from the principal’s office• Bella, Jenna, Hattie, Colleen, and Samantha – gather the corresponding

flag for the day and walk to the flag pole.• Mrs. Salvi – Lower the flag on the flag pole and assist girls in replacing

the Air Quality flag for the day. • Entire fifth grade class – raise the appropriate flag and secure it on the

flag pole.

Service to parents and the community

Air Pollution Speed Dating (Will)

Alternative Energy Machines – Geothermal (Lizzie and Charlie)

Alternative Energy Machines – Wind Power

(Tarah, Margaret and Abby)

Alternative Energy Machines – Biomass

(Scott, Riley and Audrey)

Increase Awareness-Posted Action Flow Charts (Dylan)

Make a Change – Green Field Trips (Patrick)

What we learned about air quality:• Particulate matter - primary and secondary (Colleen)• Sizes of particles – coarse, fine and ultrafine (Joey)• Health effects from fine particulates (Jenna)• Why is it important? – Breathing is not a choice! (Bella)• Sensitive populations (Adam)• Ground Level Ozone (Hattie)• Ozone Levels – time of year and time of day (Nathan)• Sources of Air Pollution – Drilling, Diesel Pollution, and wood

combustion (Will)

Thank you for sharing the School Flag Program with our school!

(Samantha)