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Environmental Health
Your Links in Adventures in Science
Our environment is constantly in danger. Man pollutes the air, water, and soil with dangerous chemicals. In this section we are going to take a look at pollution and its impact on our environment. We will also be examining ways we all can help clean up the environment and keep it clean. We begin below with the topic of Air Pollution. Air Pollution-
The website we are going
to visit is the kids section of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Website called
Air Quality Index for Kids. Go to the website by clicking the
underlined words above. Once you get there click the topic
Clean Air and Dirty Air. Read the entire section. You are
looking for the answers to the following questions:
 What
is the purpose of the E.P.A?
 Can
you always see pollution?
What
is ozone? How is bad ozone formed? (Be sure to watch or read the cartoon
strip on this topic)
How
does breathing ozone affect your lungs?
What
does the term particulate matter refer to?
What
affect does particulate matter have on air quality?Describe
some of the affects of breathing particulate matter. (at least 3)
Name
one way you can avoid particulate matter.
Now click on the section
called
AQI The letters stand for Air Quality Index. In this section you
will learn how to read and understand the index. You are looking for the
answers to the following questions.
What
three things does the E.P.A use to tell people about the air quality?
What
does it mean if it is a purple day? Green?What
time of year is air quality at its worst?
If
the A.Q.I index was at number 250, what would that mean? What if it was 125?
Find
out the air quality in your area today. You'll only know how to
find this if you read the entire section! I live in California so I
clicked California and then found the area in which I live. As you can see our
air quality isn't very good. How's the air quality in your town or city?
You can look at other
types of representation of the air quality in this section. There are animated
maps, air quality forecasts, and ozone maps.
Where
else besides the computer can you find the Air Quality Index?
The next section we will
be reading is
Air Quality and Health
Copy the
chart above filling in the name of the colors and the corresponding Heath Word
or words including what you should do if the air quality is that color.
What
does it mean by those in a sensitive group? Are you part of the sensitive
group? why?
How
might you feel after playing hard outside on a smoggy day?
Is
it okay to play outside when pollution levels are orange and red? What should
you do if you chest feels tights and it becomes difficult to breathe?
How
can you lower you risk of ingesting air pollution?
You can help
reduce pollution by walking or riding your bike. You can also encourage your
parents to keep their cars well tuned. Not making unnecessary trips also
helps.
Now go play
some games using what you've learned!
http://www.epa.gov/airnow/aqikids/games.html
Teachers click here! This will take you to the teachers sections of the Air Quality Index for kids websites. Here you can down load the entire contents of the website in PDF format. You'll also find links to other great resources on Air Pollution. A special note, the entire Air Quality for Kids website is available in Spanish also. | ||||||||||||||||||