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Combustion and Air Quality: Emissions Monitoring
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Collier, Ashley Hafich, Katya Knight, Daniel Hannigan, Michael Gordon, Joanna Graves, Ben Ambos, Eric Cecil, Olivia Danner, Victoria Hotaling, Erik Lee, Eric Meyers, Drew Salamah, Hanadi Adel VanderKolk, Nicholas |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | As a class, students use a low-cost air quality monitor (a rentable “Pod”) to measure the emissions from different vehicles. By applying the knowledge about combustion chemistry that they gain during the pre-activity reading (or lecture presentation, alternatively), students predict how the emissions from various vehicles will differ in terms of pollutants (CO2, VOCs and NO2), and explain why. As a class, students use a low-cost air quality monitor (a rentable “Pod”) to measure the emissions from different vehicles. By applying the knowledge about combustion chemistry that they gain during the pre-activity reading (or lecture presentation, alternatively), students predict how the emissions from various vehicles will differ in terms of pollutants (CO2, VOCs and NO2), and explain why. After data collection, students examine the time series plots as a class—a chance to interpret the results and compare them to their predictions. Short online videos and a current event article help to highlight the real-world necessity of understanding and improving vehicle emissions. Numerous student handouts are provided. The activity content may be presented independently of its unit and without using an air quality monitor by analyzing provided sample data. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Measurement Science and Technology Incomplete Combustion Data Interpretation Control Technologies Vehicle Emissions Time Series Plot Vehicle Pollution Complete Combustion Measuring Emissions Experimental Design Engineering Design Emissions Air Quality Tailpipe Combustion Chemistry Exhaust Data Collection Pollutants Pollutant Air-fuel Mix Air Quality Monitoring Air Quality Monitor Combustion Catalytic Converter Air Pollution |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H30M |
| Education Level | Class IX Class X Class XI Class XII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Structure of the Earth Technical |
