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Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
PurpleAir
Provided by: PurpleAir |Published on: June 24, 2022
Graphs/Tables Grades 9-12, 6-8
Synopsis
- This interactive map resource provides real-time information about air quality and other data for numerous locations around the world.
- Clicking on a location will pull up a graph of recent data and details about the air quality score.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Health
Authors: PurpleAir
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This resource provides a lot of information in an easy-to-understand format.
- Students will be able to see the air quality effects of wildfire events, traffic, or times of high energy use.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with PM 2.5.
- This resource requires access to the Internet and a device.
Differentiation
- Cross-curricular connections could be made with social studies classes when discussing the health and societal impacts of air pollution.
- Students could work in groups to evaluate the pollution in different countries or cities.
- Have students take screenshots of their local area or assigned locations and gather details on the level of pollution during different times of the day, week, and month. Have them graph their data and present it to the class.
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Resource Type and Format
All resources can be used for your educational purposes with proper attribution to the content provider.
