2.1 Types of Air Pollution
This middle school lesson (“Types of Air Pollution,” Lesson MS.NR.2.1) from the Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum teaches students about the importance of clean air and the impact of air quality on plant, animal, and human life. Students learn to define air, air pollution, and air pollutants, and to cite three examples and sources of air pollution (carbon, sulfur, and particle pollutants). The lesson includes an interest approach using room spray, teacher master visuals, a Picasso e-Moment art review, and an assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will explain the role of clean air in sustaining life.
- Describe the impact of air quality on plant, animal, and human life.
- Cite three examples and sources of air pollution.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 60 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Overhead or Projector
- LCD or SMART board (if available/optional)
- Writing utensils
- Room spray or perfume
- Sealable plastic bag or balloon
- Colored pencils or markers – Enough for class to share
- White Paper – one per student
- MS.NR.2.1.TM.A-F – one per teacher
- MS.NR.2.1.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Precepts
- E. Awareness; E1. Address issues important to the community
- Key Terms
- Air; Air pollution; Air pollutant
- Resources
- Lee, Jasper (2006). Natural Resources (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NRS.02.06.08.bDescribe the impact of pollution on natural resources.
- NS.5-8.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
- NSS-GK-12.5Environment and Society
- PS.02.01.02.aDescribe the effects air, temperature and water have on plant metabolism and growth.