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Air Pollution in the Pacific Northwest
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Herron-Thorpe, Farren |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students are introduced to measuring and identifying sources of air pollution, as well as how environmental engineers try to control and limit the amount of air pollution. In Part 1, students are introduced to nitrogen dioxide as an air pollutant and how it is quantified. In Part 2, students continue to estimate NO2 values from color maps and use Excel to calculate differences and ratios to determine the model's performance. Students are introduced to measuring and identifying sources of air pollution, as well as how environmental engineers try to control and limit the amount of air pollution. In Part 1, students are introduced to nitrogen dioxide as an air pollutant and how it is quantified. Major sources are identified, using EPA bar graphs. Students identify major cities and determine their latitudes and longitudes. They estimate NO2 values from color maps showing monthly NO2 averages from two sources: a NASA satellite and the WSU forecast model AIRPACT. In Part 2, students continue to estimate NO2 values from color maps and use Excel to calculate differences and ratios to determine the model's performance. They gain experience working with very large numbers written in scientific notation, as well as spreadsheet application capabilities. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Board of Regents, Washington State University |
| Subject Keyword | Chemistry Data Analysis and Probability Nitrogen Dioxide Mobile Source Emissions Latitude Air Pollution Pollution Longitude |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT2H |
| Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Chemistry Probability |
