Lesson 1 provides an introduction to air quality and monitoring technologies.
Lesson: An Introduction to Air Quality Research
Hands-on Activity: Linking Sources and Pollutants
The corresponding video series Air Quality Monitoring Devices and Intro to AQ-IQ is intended to supplement this lesson.
The learning objectives are for the students to be able to:
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List and describe the three primary reasons to study air quality (health effects, aesthetics, and climate change)
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Define the difference between primary and secondary pollutants, and gas-phase and particulate pollutants
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Explain the different sources of CO2, VOCs and NO2
This Module includes:
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Pre-Survey
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PowerPoint Lecture
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Vocabulary List
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Linking Sources and Pollutants Activity
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Critical Thinking Questions