Sunday, November 25, 2018

Air Quality Week 6 Monday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt. set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.


1. Describe your goals for this class. What do you hope to learn by the end? What steps do you you need to take to make this happen? How will you know you've accomplished your goal?--what evidence will you have?

 2. Describe your air quality research so far. What questions have you/will you research? Why did you choose these questions to research? What types of data or information do you think will best answer these questions?
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 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/
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