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Framework
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Topic outline
Click the linked topics below for additional
resources
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Air Resources |
| 1. Atmospheric science |
a. Atmospheric composition and
structure
b. Weather and climate - relationship between
sun, wind, and ocean currents; difference
between weather and climate; historical
patterns |
| 2. Human use |
a. Biological
b. Combustion
c. Work - transportation, wind energy
generation
d. Waste disposal |
| 3. Pollution |
a. Types of pollutants - primary,
secondary,
synergistic
b. Source of pollutants - natural and
anthropogenic
c. Impacts of pollutants -
ozone depletion,
smog, acid precipitation, heat islands,
inversions, health issues
d. Solutions or reductions |
| 4. Climate change |
a. Natural greenhouse effect
b. Greenhouse gas
c. Keeling Curve
d. Impacts/consequences
e. Data interpretation and computer modeling
f. Solutions |
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RESOURCES
| Pollution - Impacts of pollutants |
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Milkweed Monitoring to Detect Ozone Pollution
(activity/student action project)
Source:
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Web site
This web site explains how students can observe
and monitor the leaves of milkweed plants in early fall to
determine the levels of ground level ozone in their area. Click
on the link to print the 16 page Teacher's Guide "Milkweed
Monitoring: Keeping a Finger on Nature's Pulse" for instructions
and background. Links to other resources, pictures of ozone
damage on milkweed leaves, and a directory of participating
schools is also available through the site. |
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Wisconsin's Air
Quality Index (web site)
Source: Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
Web site
This interactive map provides real-time data
from stations monitoring Wisconsin's ambient air to determine
the air quality index. The network focuses on EPA's list of the
most serious health-related air pollutants: ozone, particle
pollution, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon
monoxide. |
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