Author

STORM Project

Grade Level

Gr. 6; Gr. 7; Gr. 8; Gr. Middle school

Document Type

Activities and Labs

Keywords

Environmental science--Experiments; Ecology--Experiments; Atmospheric physics--Experiments;

Abstract

Objectives:

--Demonstrate that particulate air pollution can be invisible to the eye.
--Students will collect and observe particulate matter.
--Students will identify pollen grains and make their own pollen map for Davenport.
-- Students will collect and interpret local environmental maps.
--Students will investigate health risks involved in polluted air.

National Science Education Standards:

  • Standard A: Students will conduct scientific inquiry
  • Standard B: Teacher will guide and facilitate a learning environment.
  • Standard D: Students will be provided with time, space and resources toconduct their research.
  • Standard F: Risks and benefits; Science and technology in society

Department

Department of Earth Science

Department

STORM Project - Science Center for Teaching, Outreach, and Research on Meteorology

Original Date

2007

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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