In this activity, students investigate exhaust emissions, car use and air quality.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
- recognise some of the sources of air pollution
- understand that only some pollution is visible
- carry out simple scientific observations and interpret results
Download the Word file (see link below) for:
- introduction/background notes
- what you need
- what to do.
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The 2017 Connected article Sensing data describes how a team of researchers used technology and big data to help make Christchurch a healthier smarter city to live in.
Explore air quality issues further with the activity Sources and effects of air pollution.
Global Earth Challenge is an international citizen science project that has a section on monitoring air quality.
Useful link
See our Pinterest collection on Air quality for a range of useful resources.