Air, Air, Everywhere.

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.

This lesson looks at our homes and the steps to take to keep the air healthy and avoid chemical exposure. We explore the makeup of the air that we breathe, how to keep it clean, and how to reduce asthma triggers in our homes. We also explore what lead is and where it might be found in our homes.

In this lesson, students will learn how we contribute daily to the air pollutants added to the air shed and they will commit to reducing activities that contribute to air pollution.