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- Overview:
- This lesson introduces students to the concepts of air pollution and technologies that have been developed by engineers to reduce air pollution. Students develop an understanding of visible air pollutants with an incomplete combustion demonstration, a "smog in a jar" demonstration, construction of simple particulate matter collectors and by exploring engineering roles related to air pollution. Next, students develop awareness and understanding of the daily air quality and trends in air quality using the Air Quality Index (AQI) listed in the newspaper. Finally, students build and observe a variety of simple models in order to develop an understanding of how engineers use these technologies to clean up and prevent air pollution.
- Subject:
- Engineering, Atmospheric Science
- Level:
- Upper Primary
- Grades:
- Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
- Author:
- Amy Kolenbrander, Janet Yowell, Jessica Todd, Malinda Schaefer Zarske
- Provider:
- TeachEngineering
- Provider Set:
- TeachEngineering
- Date Added:
- 09/18/2014
- License:
- Educational Use Permitted
- Language:
- English
- Media Format:
- Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML
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