This resource is a series of posters to display in the classroom that provides information on the different levels of air quality.
The posters provide specific guidance for how students with asthma can mitigate the effects of air pollution.
Teaching Tips
Positives
The presentation is very colorful and will appeal to younger learners.
The posters give actionable guidance to help keep students healthy.
Additional Prerequisites
Prior knowledge of air pollution will be helpful for students.
This is not a stand-alone resource and is best suited to accompany an existing lesson.
Differentiation
Students could be grouped according to the different colors and each group could further research their corresponding air quality level to present to the class.
Students can role-play the guidelines given for each level or play a game of charades to guess the level.
For a regional focus, check out these resources about asthma and pollution in Kansas, Michigan, and New York.
Scientist Notes
This is an elementary module that shows the interaction between human activities and air quality. There are no values to represent, but the graduated colours signify the level of pollution on air quality. This resource is recommended for teaching.
Standards
Social Sciences
Social Science Analysis (K-12)
4.24 Explain individual and cooperative approaches people have taken, or could take in the future, to address local, regional, and global problems as well as predict possible results of those actions.
6.27 Assess individual and collective capacities to take action to address local and regional issues, taking into account a range of possible levers of power, strategies, and potential outcomes.
