Students observe how air quality changes over time, for a selected location, using data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Use the AirNow.gov website to determine current air quality in US locations, as well as other information.
Using hourly graphs of PM 2.5 data and HYSPLIT model trajectories, students will collect evidence for the effects of fireworks on air quality.
Students review different maps of wind trajectories to determine to origins of mud-laden rain in the Pacific Northwest.
Compare images from two volcanic eruptions in the Kuril Islands which occurred ten years apart and complete a graphic organizer for impacts on different Earth spheres.
Learn about volcanic ash and watch a visualization of the Calbuco volcano to see how ash travels around the world.
Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.
Students will synthesize information from maps that show population, concentrations of PM2.5, and PM2.5-attributable mortality across the globe in order to draw conclusions about the relationship between particulate pollution and human health.
Students review a video that models the global impact of smoke from fires to develop an understanding of how models can be used to interpret and forecast phenomena in the Earth System.
Students analyze the data and details of a complicated graph by identifying components and data patterns.