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Air Pollution: Air Pollution: What's the Solution?What's the Solution? Using Real Time Data to Teach Air PollutionUsing Real Time Data to Teach Air Pollution
SpeakerAir Quality Workshop for TeachersLocationDate
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Project GoalsProject 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
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Project DevelopersProject 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
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Project DescriptionProject Description
Designed for Grades 6 - 9Correlates with National Science
Education Standards Meets the Excellence in
Environmental Education: Guidelines for Learning (K-12) objectives
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Real Time DataReal 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
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Project DescriptionProject 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
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Project DescriptionProject 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
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Skills and Knowledge AcquiredSkills 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
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Skills and Knowledge AcquiredSkills 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
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ActivitiesActivities
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
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Features of Each ActivityFeatures of Each Activity
Step-by-step proceduresStudent WorksheetsLearn More Area for students Teacher Area – background
informationEmbedded links to relevant web sites
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The Ozone Between Us http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/airproj/
lessonscore1.html
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The Ozone Between UsThe Ozone Between Us
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Student Worksheet
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Weather’s RoleWeather’s Rolehttp://www.k12science.org/curriculum/airproj/lessonscore2.htmlhttp://www.k12science.org/curriculum/airproj/lessonscore2.html
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Weather’s RoleWeather’s Role
New England Maps for August 13, 2002
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What Can You Do? What Can You Do? http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/airproj/lessonscore6.htmlhttp://www.k12science.org/curriculum/airproj/lessonscore6.html
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Air Pollution: What’s the Solution?Air Pollution: What’s the Solution?
www.airnow.gov
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