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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Air Quality Trivia Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify and analyze what the Air Quality Index (AQI) is and how it works. They review ways that "unhealthy" or "hazardous" days could be prevented and draw and color something that they can do to help reduce air...
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Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Smog: Who Does It Hurt? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive site provides information on health effects of ground-level ozone-smog. Explains the air quality index and provides links to area ozone maps.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Simple Science: Hole in the Sky

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore images of atmospheric ozone levels over the South Pole. The resource has students determine the months of lowest ozone levels and changes in ozone levels since 1979. The activity has an interactive online version and a...