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Show Tracks Created by Karan Wood
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Lung Power and Pollution
Annotations by Karan Wood
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Track #355673
Format: Extended learning
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In the second lesson of The Clean Air Campaign’s unit on the impact of air pollution on the respiratory system, students will determine the air quality for their area by analyzing data from monitoring stations; convert this data to an Air Quality Index value; investigate the impact of air pollution by measuring and comparing their own vital lung capacity on days with healthy and unhealthy air quality; and brainstorm strategies for protecting themselves and others from the harmful effects of air pollution. It is recommended that students complete “Every Breath You Take,” the first lesson in the unit, before beginning these activities.
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Heat Islands
Annotations by Karan Wood
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Track #241127
Format: Resource list
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><strong>Note:</strong> This track is a student resource for "Heat Islands", a middle school Earth Science lesson created by The Clean Air Campaign. In the lesson, students measure air temperature above different types of surface materials, to determine causes of the heat island effect. Visit <a href="http://www.cleanaircampaign.com/">www.cleanaircampaign.com</a> or the Georgia Learning Connections Web site to find the full text of the lesson plan, along with a student Lab Report form and Scoring Rubric.</span></p><p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><strong>Homework Assignment </strong></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Research possible solutions to the problems created by urban heat islands (such as increased ozone and smog formation, increased demand for energy to power air conditioners, leading to increased power plant emissions, and increased carbon dioxide as trees are replaced by paved and roofed surfaces).</span></p><p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Identify three promising strategies for reducing, mitigating or preventing heat island effects and create a poster to highlight these solutions.</span></p>
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The Chemistry of Air Pollution
Annotations by Karan Wood
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Track #355996
Format: Worksheet
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<p>This track is designed to go with "The Chemistry of Air Pollution," the <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">second lesson in the Clean Air Campaign’s “Elements of Air Pollution” unit. For full text of the lesson plan as well as student worksheets and lab report form, go to <a href="http://www.cleanaircampaign.com">www.cleanaircampaign.com</a>. In the lesson, 8th grade s</font></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">tudents explore elements and compounds which form the major types of air pollution resulting from auto and power plant emissions, by playing an interactive computer game, undertaking Internet-based research, playing Ozone Tag simulation games, and conducting a hands-on investigation of acid rain. This track provides information for student research.</font></span></p>
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Ozone: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Annotations by Karan Wood
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Track #355931
Format: Extended learning
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<p>Please visit The Clean Air Campaign web site at <a href="http://www.cleanaircampaign.com">www.cleanaircampaign.com</a> to download science lesson plans about air pollution, including the full text of this lesson: "Ozone: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" with Lab Report forms.</p>
<p>Designed for high school Biology or Environmental Science classes, students will learn about the layers of the atmosphere and label a diagram; distinguish between stratospheric ozone, which has beneficial effects and tropospheric or ground-level ozone, which has adverse effects; review maps including one showing the South American ozone hole; design and carry out investigations with ultraviolet detecting beads to show the important role of stratospheric ozone in protecting the Earth; make their own test strips to measure ground-level (tropospheric) ozone levels; simulate the formation of smog in a jar; research sources and causes of smog; identify potential solutions; and create visual displays to use in presenting solutions to the class. </p>
<p>This track contains Web resources for the teacher to display to the class in the lesson's introduction, as well as Web sites for students to use in their research. </p>
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Every Breath You Take
Annotations by Karan Wood
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Track #355488
Format: Extended learning
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Note:</strong> This Track is a student resource for "Every Breath You Take", a 7th grade Life Science lesson created by The Clean Air Campaign. In the lesson, students make a working model of the lungs and diaphragm, research health effects of air pollution, and then modify their lung models to represent one or more symptoms associated with breqathing polluted air. Visit <a href="http://www.cleanaircampaign.com/"><font color="#3333cc">www.cleanaircampaign.com</font></a> or <a href="http://www.GeorgiaStandards.org">www.GeorgiaStandards.org</a> to find the full text of the lesson plan, along with a student Worksheet and Scoring Rubric.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Student Assignment </strong></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Research health effects of air pollution. Read each of the following Web sites to find symptoms and list them in the appropriate place on your worksheet. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Identify one or more of the health effects (symptoms) to creatively represent by modifying your lung model. Be prepared to demonstrate and explain the symptoms you choose, tell the type of pollution which causes these health effects, and describe your lung model as belonging to someone in one of the specific categories of people who are most vulnerable.</span></p></div>
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The Butterfly Effect: a Lesson in Biodiversity and Interdependence
Annotations by Karan Wood
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Track #196826
Format: Resource list
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The focus of this lesson is to explore interdependence among animals and plants in an ecosystem. Students will read a classic Ray Bradbury story called A Sound of Thunder; research keystone species on the Internet; write a story about a keystone species which is extinguished and analyze the impact of its loss on other plants and animals in the ecosystem. The full text of this lesson plan is available from the author at karanswood@aol.com.
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Stayin' Alive: How Plants and Animals Adapt to Air Pollution or Die
Annotations by Karan Wood
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Track #377649
Format: Worksheet
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What would happen to plants and animals if there were major changes in the environment, such as air pollution or global warming? Vulnerable organisms may sicken or even die. But if given enough time, those individuals who were a little different~ and whose differences helped them survive~ would have a better chance of living long enough to pass those characteristics on to their offspring. From generation to generation, a population begins to look more like the best survivors in its group, and less like those who did not live long enough to reproduce.<br><br>
Explore the wild and wacky, infinite and inventive variety of adaptations that enable organisms to respond to environmental change and stay alive. For the lesson which accompanies this Trackstar Track, including students handouts and assessment rubric, go to The Clean Air Campaign Web site (http://www.cleanaircampaign.com/Kids-Schools/Lesson-Plans) and click on "Stayin' Alive!"
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Plants on Pollution Patrol
Annotations by Karan Wood
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Track #377405
Format: Worksheet
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What could be more exciting than watching grass grow? Monitoring plants for signs of air pollution!
Certain plants serve as "bio-indicators." Like canaries in a coal mine, sensitive plant species warn us of conditions that could harm plants, animals, and even people. These are the plants that look like they have a rash or wither at the first sign of dirty air.<br /><br />
Some other plants are pollution-tolerant. If you find them in abundance in an area where there are no pollution-sensitive plants, it's a sure bet the air is dirty. Some of these amazing plants even remove toxins and improve air quality!<br /><br />
View these tracks to learn more about bioindicators, find out how to conduct field studies, and save the earth from pollution while there is still time! Read the questions in the annotations and find the answers in each track.<br /><br />
For a copy of the lesson, Student Worksheet, Field Study Report and assessment rubric that accompany this track, go to The Clean Air Campaign Web site (http://www.cleanaircampaign.com/Kids-Schools/Lesson-Plans) and click "Plants on Pollution Patrol."
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