Air Today, Air Tomorrow

Take A Deep Breath (Lesson I), Start Cleaning the Air (Lesson 2), It's Never Too Late (Lesson 3)

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Air Today, Air Tomorrow  is a comprehensive unit of 3 lessons on air quality. Students can become enlightened about the many aspects and issues surrounding air quality as they complete the various exercises.

In Lesson 1, "Take a Deep Breath" students are sensitized to the importance of indoor air quality by examining many aspects of air pollution. Students are first asked to indicate how they feel about clean air rights and responsibilities in response to an air pollution demonstration. Students are then asked for definitions of smog, allergens and other phenomena. Then there is an activity on interpreting EPA air quality reports. Following that, students are asked to form 4 groups and develop presentations on either ozone, particle pollution, CO2 and SO2.

 In Lesson 2, "Start Cleaning the Air", students are sensitized to invisible and deadly air pollution through a brief case study and quick write. Then they are asked to embark on a community clean air action and information dissemination program . To fulfill their action project, students are asked to collect funds in their school to enable them to purchase radon testing equipment to distribute among the community. 

In Lesson 3, "It's Never Too Late", students are asked to devise ways that companies and government can act together to improve air quality. Students are asked to break into groups and answer the following questions: What are some of the things being done to control the amount of pollutants that enter the atmosphere? Are there career opportunities available to create better standards for air quality in the future?

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