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Links
For children in early elementary:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its AirNow website has a fun and interactive way for kids to learn about the Air Quality Index.
Environmental Kids Club
For children in elementary to middle school:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its AirNow website has a fun and interactive way for kids to learn about the Air Quality Index.
Environmental Kids Club
The Foundation for Clean Air Progress
The Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority has a great interactive kids' site.
Wisconsin Environmental Health Association, Inc.: Air Defenders, Quest for Clean Air
Southeast Michigan Council of Government's Ozone Action
The Know Zone, the California Air Resources Board's air quality website for kids:
Smog City 2 Learn about ozone and particle pollution using a fun interactive air pollution simulator.
AIRNow's Student Website
For young adults in high school:
The Foundation for Clean Air Progress
The Know Zone, the California Air Resources Board's air quality website for kids
The National Safety Council's Environmental Health Report (2002) provides an overview of innovative youth-oriented air quality initatives:
Lesson Plans for Teachers:
Georgia's Clean Air Campaign has created lesson plans that meet Georgia's educational standards. Lesson plans can be downloaded for free.
Clean Air Partners designed AirSmart, a third grade curriculum that informs students about ground level ozone and its effects on human health, plants, and animals.
The Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority has a portion of its kid's web site dedicated to teacher resources.
Foundation for Clean Air Progress website for teachers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's AirNow website has a site dedicated to teachers.
Hamilton County, Ohio "Catch the Pollution" activity
The Greens of the San Joaquin program has put together a curriculum for high school students in California's Central Valley
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