Subject/Target Grade

Science/Middle School (7-9)

Duration

Two 45-50 minute periods – Classroom and computer lab

Materials

per class

• construction paper (green, yellow, orange, red, purple)

• computers with Internet access, PowerPoint projection system

• Accessing Air Quality Data from MDEQ and U.S. EPA (teacher resource)

• Interpreting the AQI (answer key)

• Interpreting the UV Index (answer key)

• Patterns of Particle Pollution and Ozone (answer key)

• Particle Episode January 31 – February 6, 2005 (teacher resource)

• National Ambient Air Quality Standards (teacher resource)

• Air Pollution—Michigan PowerPoint on the MEECS Air Quality CD

per student

• The Air Quality Index (student resource)

• What Is your AQI? (student activity)

• Patterns of Particle Pollution and Ozone (student activity)

• Exploring the AQI (student assessment) optional or extension materials:

• Interpreting the AQI (student activity)

• Patterns of Particle Pollution and Ozone (student resource)*

• Tracking the AQI (student activity)

• Weather Conditions and the Ozone Air Quality Index (AQI) for an Ozone Episode (student resource)*

• The AQI and Weather (student activity)

• The Ozone Layer and the UV Index (student resource)

• Tracking the UV Index (student activity)

• Interpreting the UV Index (student activity)

*Resources if Internet access is not available.