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Lesson
Plans and Hands-On Activities
TNRCC Air Quality Lesson Plans and Data http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/air/monops/lessons/lesson_plans.html This site contains over 30 lesson plans for grades 3-8 and provides useful background information, interdisciplinary experiments and lessons, and further reading for both students and educators. The appropriate grade level is clearly identified on each lesson. Multidisciplinary Lesson Plans http://www.ase.org/educators/lessons.htm Alliance to Save Energy index of environmental (including air issues) lesson. Organized by grade level and subject, includes lessons about acid rain and air pollution, as well as tangentially related subjects such as energy efficiency and fuels. All lessons are also available in downloadable .pdf form at http://www.ase.org/educators/download.htm Environmental Education Center (Including Project A.I.R.E.) This EPA site for teachers includes lesson plans, activities, experiments, background information, and community action possibilities. Also links to Project A.I.R.E. Project A.I.R.E (Air Information Resources for Educators) was developed by EPA to focus the attention of elementary, junior high, and high school students on air pollution issues. The units in this package encourage students to think more critically and creatively about air pollution problems and the alternatives for resolving them. Topics covered include: air quality, rainforests, radon, the creation of environmental laws, the greenhouse effect and ozone. Sunwise School
Program Sunwise is an EPA
project about UV radiation and stratospheric ozone depletion. Grades
K-8, toolkit provides curricular materials and ideas, as well as
most of the materials needed for the hands-on activities.
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Experiments for Kids http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/kids.html
Contains Hands-on activities and
longer projects from Environment Canada about acid rain. Activities
are divided by grade appropriateness and range from K-12. The Science of Global Warming http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/activities/earthandbeyond/ Discovery.com lesson
plans about Global Warming. Includes activities for grades 3-12,
educator background information, connections to academic standards,
and links page. Outreach and Education Material http://www.epa.gov/reg3artd/enviroedu/material.htm Listing of EPA materials and classroom resources for teaching about air quality and air protection. To make a request for copies of these materials, please call 215-814-2100 or 2121. Or you may send an email message with your request to ozone.r3@epa.gov. Please include your name, address and telephone number. 8
Ozone: Does It Affect Me? http://www.biology.wustl.edu/biodec.html This
website contains over 20 lesson plans and additional information
from Washington University in St. Louis Biology Department. The
lessons are divided into Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Computer
Skills and also include concept maps and suggested readings. To
reach the ozone curriculum resources follow the Natural Science
Learning Center link then the Science Outreach link and then the
Curriculum link (it is worth the effort). The Global Warming
Project http://www.letus.nwu.edu/projects/gw/ "The Global Warming
Project" is an interdisciplinary set of activities and lessons designed
for grades 7-10. It is produced in cooperation with The Center for
Learning Technologies in Urban Schools and includes a logical progression
of background information, lessons, and extensions.
The
Clean Air Challenge The
Clean Air Challenge is produced by the Enterprise for Education
as a resource for K-12 educators. It includes online games, student
activities, and project ideas and also provides information about
trainings and workshops for educators interested in learning more
about how to teach air quality issues. Acid Rain Lesson Plan http://www2.nature.nps.gov/ard/lessons.html Lessons from the National Park Service Air Resources Division about clean air are geared toward grades 6-8. Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/tools4s2.html Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Kit is provided cost free through a partnership of between several educational and environmental groups. It is an action plan for improving air quality in schools and contains supporting lessons, information, and materials adaptable for K-12 classrooms. Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/gems/GEMS.html Great
Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) is a series of teacher resources
from Lawrence Hall of Science at Berkeley. Air related topics include
Acid Rain, Environmental Detectives, and Global Warming and the
Greenhouse Effect. Teacher guides cost $18.00 and provide background
reading, lessons and activities, and sources of more information.
Ranges from grade 5-8. Global Warming http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/explorations/main/0,1023,NAV2-79,00.html Global Warming activities from StudyWorks! Online. Investigative activities designed for grades 8-10. Broken into 8 Units that provide background information, exploration, experimentation, and opportunity for examining possible solutions. Ozone activities from the same source can be found at: http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/content/explorations/0,1035,NAV2-77_SEP938,00.html South Cost AQMD enrichment resources South Coast Air Quality
Management District kids page provides activities, information,
and addresses at which an Air quality Teacher's Kit and the environmental
curriculum "Think Earth" can be obtained. Global Change Education Resource Guide Curriculum
and resource materials developed by NOAA and containing air-related
units on Natural Climate Variability, Greenhouse Effect, and Ozone
Depletion. Provides extensive background reading and well-organized
interdisciplinary activities and experiments for grades K-12. Request
from MFCA website. Alternative Transportation Fuels Interdisciplinary
lessons from the Texas Education Agency, Railroad Commission of
Texas, and the Texas General Land Office. Section on Air Pollution
contains 15 lessons ranging from grades 6-12. Essential Elements
and TAAS standards are clearly labeled for each lesson. Several
opposing viewpoints are presented and students are encouraged to
draw their own conclusions. Request from MFCA website or agencies
contributing to the curriculum. 20
A&WMA Education Center (Educational Materials
Catalogue) http://www.awma.org/education/publiceducation.asp The Air & Waste
Management Association education center provides information about
teaching air quality and air pollution related issues. Sample lesson
plan is available and more lesson plans (starting at $30 for a book
of 15 activities) can be purchased under the Public Education and
Outreach publications link. Resource Guides available for K-12 in
both English and Spanish. Project Globe Project GLOBE is an
interdisciplinary education program through which primary and secondary
students across the country compile data about local conditions
and can use the resulting data sets in classroom activities and
student projects. The Atmospheric Investigation segment focuses
on meteorology and air pollution and is a great lab exercise. GLOBE
also provides materials and trainings for educators and is most
appropriate for grades 6-12. Bullfrog Films http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/subjects.html A list of fairly pricey (more than $50) but quality films about education topics including, Atmosphere, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Ecology, and the Environment. Videos can be rented or purchased, and there is a discount available for grass roots or activist groups. Appropriate grad level varies by title. Compiled
by Joan Allen for Mothers for Clean Air All
links current as of 8/1/01 If
you have questions please contact: Mothers
for Clean Air 3015
Richmond Ave, Suite 270 Houston,
TX
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