TEACHER ENRICHMENT INITIATIVES

Activity 3D: So What’s the Matter With Ozone?

This activity is written into five parts so students can conduct an in depth study of ozone and its effects on our health or with minor modifications can do each part as a separate activity.

Objectives:

Make observations and inferences
Revise their inferences upon gathering additional information
Observe that the test paper changes upon environmental exposure
Organize information into concept maps
Relate changes in the test paper to environmental factors
Collect, graph and analyze data
Define ozone and distinguish between stratospheric and tropospheric ozone
Explain how ozone can be simultaneously beneficial and harmful to humans
Demonstrate the impact of ozone on humans
Explain how humans are contributing to the ozone problem
Show the relationship of concepts by creating a concept map
Identify factors in their environment that are responsible for the ozone levels they observe via the test strips
Identify ozone-related issues in their community and develop a community action plan based upon analysis of data

Downloads:

Teacher Background Information 3D

Teacher Administrative Information 3D

Teacher Lung Template Page 3D

Student Background Information 3D

Mystery Strips Part 1 - Teacher Information Page 3D

Mystery Strips Part 1 - Student Information Pages & Processing Out 3D

Concept Mapping Part 2 - Teacher Information Page 3D

Concept Mapping Part 2 - Concept Map 3D

Concept Mapping Part 2 - Concept Cards 3D

Concept Mapping Part 2 - Student Data Pages 3D

Reading the Strips Part 3 - Teacher Information Page 3D

Reading the Strips Part 3 - Exposed Test Strips Set 1 3D

Reading the Strips Part 3 - Exposed Test Strips Set 2 3D

Reading the Strips Part 3 - Exposed Test Strips Set 3 3D

Reading the Strips Part 3 - Exposed Test Strips Set 4 3D

Reading the Strips Part 3 - Student Data Pages & Processing Out 3D

Ozone Inquiry Part 4 - Teacher Information Page 3D

Ozone Inquiry Part 4 - Student Data Pages 3D

Ozone Community Action Plan Part 5 - Teacher Information Page 3D

Ozone Community Action Plan Part 5 - Student Data Pages 3D

Keywords:

Respiratory system, chemical reaction, air pollution, environmental exposure, environmental factor, ozone, stratospheric ozone, tropospheric ozone

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Activity Code:

3D

Unit Reference:

Pulmo Park

Lesson Reference:

Lesson 3: In Particular, What Goes Up Your Nose?

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