Particle Pollution Activity - Paper Wad Game.

In this lesson, students will learn about air pollution, demonstrate its presence in the air around us and hypothesize on its sources. They will do so by taking a "walking" field trip in the area around the school and build particle pollutants catchers.

In this lesson, students will define particulate matter, collect it from the air in test areas around the school and analyze the particles collected to draw conclusions about the airborne particulate pollutants.

Vegetative barriers, which include trees and bushes, can help reduce pollution near busy highways and roads. As part of EPA's research on this topic, K-5 lesson plans and activities have been developed that focus on air quality, air sensors, air pollution, and the impact of air pollution on human health. Each lesson contains an in-class activity as well as a field experience activity which requires the use of stationary and/or mobile sensors.