DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.
1. Describe smog. What is it made of? How is it formed? Why do some places have worse smog than others? What key terms are involved in describing smog.
2. Describe your successes so far in this class. What has helped you be successful? How has your thinking about air, atmosphere, and climate changed? What could you do to be more successful? Learn more?
LINKS for Research TASK
Home Page | AirNow.gov
Air Quality & Pollutants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has great online resources covering air quality issues (indoor and outdoor), pollutants (what they are, sources and regulations), as well as, teacher resources.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has great online resources covering air quality issues (indoor and outdoor), pollutants (what they are, sources and regulations), as well as, teacher resources.
- The basics of AQ: http://www.epa.gov/air/basic.html
- Links to information on specific pollutants: http://www.epa.gov/air/airpollutants.html
- The home page for indoor air quality information: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/
- Teacher resources developed by the EPA: http://www.epa.gov/students/teachers.html
Resources on the Atmosphere and ClimateBelow are resources developed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and the University of Colorado Boulder.
- Homepage for UCARs “Learning Zone” resources: http://scied.ucar.edu/resources
- Background information on the atmosphere: http://scied.ucar.edu/atmosphere
- Background information on the Earth’s climate: http://scied.ucar.edu/climate
- CU’s “Learn More About Climate” site contains great resources on climate information, including videos and activities: http://learnmoreaboutclimate.colorado.edu/
