Student Worksheets

What Affects the

Quality ofAir in My

Community?

Student Materials

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Learning Set One

Student Worksheet

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AIR WITH AND WITHOUT POLLUTION

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Air without Pollution. Air with Pollution.

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What is the Quality of Air in My Community Student Worksheet A

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Learning Set One

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AIR WITH AND WITHOUT POLLUTION

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Air without Pollution. Air with Pollution.

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What is the Quality of Air in My Community Student Worksheet B

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Learning Set One

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AIR WITH AND WITHOUT POLLUTION

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Air without Pollution. Air with Pollution.

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What is the Quality of Air in My Community Student Worksheet C

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Learning Set One

Student Worksheet

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FIELD NOTESObservation at your school: As you walk with your class around your school, what sources andeffects of pollution do you notice? Check all that apply.

Sources Effects

Smokestacks Soot, grime, dust_________________________________ _____________________________

Cars Corroded statues, buildings or roads_________________________________ _____________________________

Power lines Foul odors (be specific) _________________________________ _____________________________

Planes, trains Sick plants or trees_________________________________ _____________________________

Dry Cleaners Other

_____________________________ _____________________________

Lawn mower (s)

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Air conditioner(s)_________________________________

Factories_________________________________

Trucks _________________________________ ______________________________________

Construction

_________________________________ ______________________________________

Burning wood or garbage_________________________________ ______________________________________

Other _________________________________ ______________________________________

Weak or strong evidence? Place a circle around evidence you thinkneeds more proof as a sign of poor airquality. Pick one thing that you circledand explain why you think it is weak evidence.

What is the Quality of Air in My Community Student Worksheet D

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CANDLE/TEACHER DEMONSTRATIONIs air composed of a lot, some or very little oxygen?Students will have a discussion about the question in their small groups.

Small Group Hypothesis:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Class Hypothesis: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Teacher Procedure1) Light the candle 2) Place a jar over the candle3) Have a student time how long it takes for the candle to go out 4) Have students in each group record data

DATA CHART

TEST TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TOTAL (seconds.) AVERAGE TIME

Candle burning

Group conclusion:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Class conclusion:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Learning Set Two

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What is the Quality of Air in My Community Student Worksheet E

CANDLE INVESTIGATION

In this investigation, you will place a jar over a lit candle. The candle will be standing upright in apan, with water around it. You can use clay to keep your candle standing upright. Measure thevolume of air and water inside the jar. Your teacher will come around and light your candle. Drawand record your observations.

Predict what you think will happen to the water. Provide an explanation for your prediction.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ObservationDraw and record your observations before and after placing the jar over the burning candle.When recording your observations, list the properties that you observe, as well as any changes yousee inside the jar.

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Learning Set Two

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Before placing the jar over the candle After placing the jar over the candle

Comments Comments

Before placing the jar over the candle After placing the jar over the candle

Comments Comments

What is the Quality of Air in My Community Student Worksheet F1

SW 14 Student Worksheet/ Learning Set Two

Explanation1. What happened to the water level after the candle went out?

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2. How much volume of air space did you lose to water?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why didn’t the water move all the way up?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Is air only oxygen? Explain. Remember an explanation needs to have:- a claim about the question being anwered- evidence or observations that support your claim- clear reasons about why the evidence supports your claim- clear and understandable sentences

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What is the Quality of Air in My Community Student Worksheet F2

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Learning Set Two

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MAKING MOLECULESBuild gumdrop models of molecules found in air using the materials listed in the left column.Draw a sketch of your model. Fill in the chart in the right column. Answer the questions at thebottom of the page.

1. Air is a mixture of molecular gases. What is the definition of a mixture? Give another example of a mixture.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the difference between an atom and a molecule? Use H2O as an example. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

OXYGEN (Gas)

Molecular formula: O2

Number of atoms: ____________

Number of different types of atoms: ____________

Water

Molecular formula: H 2O

Number of atoms: ____________

Number of different types of atoms: ____________

O

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What is the Quality of Air in My Community Student Worksheet G

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Learning Set Two

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WHAT IS THE COMPOSITION OF AIR?

DirectionsThink back to when you did the steel wool experiment to determine how much oxygen there is in air. And today you pulled styrofoam balls out of the jar that represented the composition of air. What did thosecolored balls represent? Fill in the pie chart to represent the amount of oxygen in the air that you calculated in your experiment. Also, indicate how much nitrogen and other gases are in the air. Create a legend. Each pie piece is 10%.

1. Air is mostly made of what substance?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the next most common gas in air? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. All of the pollutants together are less than _____________%.

4. How does this graph help answer the question “What affects the quality of air in my community?”______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the Quality of Air in My Community Student Worksheet H

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Learning Set Two

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INVESTIGATION CRITERIAGood Questions1. Are you interested in finding the answer to the question?2. Do you have to have a reason or rationale for asking the question?3. Does the question involve comparisons or manipulations?4. Is it possible to investigate the question?

Developing a Hypothesis1. Is the hypothesis testable?2. Does the hypothesis identify an independent and dependent variable?3. Is the hypothesis connected to the question being asked?4. Is the hypothesis clearly thought out?

Procedure1. Is the procedure written step by step? 2. Does the procedure clearly state what will be done?3. Is only one independent variable changed during the experiment? Are all other variables held constant?5. Are multiple trials carried out?6. Is the procedure safe?

Data Collection1. Are the data organized in a table? The table should clearly identify and keep track of all the

characteristics that were measured.2. Were the data collected in a clear and systematic manner? Remember to measure the same

thing the same way every time.3. Do the data include information on the independent variable (the “you changed it” variable);

dependent variable (“it changed” variable); Different trials that you ran for your experiment?4. Were other observations listed and described?

Data Analysis1. Do the data used answer the question being asked?2. Was a graph made? Did the graph relate the independent variable and the dependent variable?3. Is the X axis labeled as the independent variable? Is the Y axis labeled as the dependent variable?

Does the graph have a title?4. Are the results written out? The relationship between the independent variable and the

dependent variable needs to be written. The graph needs to be explained.Conclusions1. Do the conclusions make a claim that relates the results to the hypothesis? The claim needs to

relate the independent variable to the dependent variable.2. Do the conclusions provide evidence to support the claim? The data from the experiment should

be used in the conclusions. Is the graph used?3. Are the conclusions written clearly. The claim needs to be a complete thought and written in

precise scientific language. Anyone who reads this conclusion should be able to understand it.

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SW 20 Student Worksheet/ Learning Set Two

What is your question? (See Investigation Criteria Sheet)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How could this question help you respond to “What affects the quality of air in my community?”____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What are the independent and dependent variables?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How are the independent and dependent variables related?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the hypothesis you want to test?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What will be measured in the experiment? How will you do this?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MaterialsWhat is needed?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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ProcedureWhat is it? You might want to write this out in steps. Make certain you pay attention to yourhypothesis and what you are using in your experiment as you create your procedure. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Potential LimitationsWere there any changes to your procedure when you did your investigation? This section is impor-tant because you need to know exactly what you did so that you can understand your data. It is ok ifyour experiment changed from what you had planned but you need to say what changed. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Prediction____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ObservationsDescribe in words what you observed as you collected the data. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Data analysis What data will you use to answer your question? Why?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the Quality of Air in My Community Student Worksheet K1

SW 22 Student Worksheet/ Learning Set Two

ConclusionsWhat have you learned? Do your data support your hypothesis? You need to:1) Make a claim that relates your results to your hypothesis or research question. If your experi-ment had an independent and dependent variable, you need to relate your independent variable to the dependent variable.2) Provide evidence to support your claim: use data you’ve interpreted in the experiment. 3) Provide your reasons for what you are saying.4) Write your claim clearly: It needs to be a complete thought, and written in precise scientific

language. Anyone who picks this up should be able to understand what you write.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Application to the Driving QuestionHow can your conclusions be connected to the driving question “What affects the quality of air inmy community?”____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is a good next question to ask based on your conclusions? Why?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the Quality of Air in My Community Student Worksheet K2

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Learning Set Two

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HOW ARE SOLID, LIQUID AND GAS PARTICLES DIFFERENT?Molecule Observations

Test Solid Liquid Gas

Draw the particles. Use circles for molecules.

How are the molecules moving, vibrating, bumpingtogether, or moving freely?

How are the moleculesarranged? In a regular pattern or random?

Describe the distance betweenthe molecules? Are they closelypacked or separated?

Are the molecules changingtheir arrangement (shape)?

Is the space between the molecules changing (volume)?

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Learning Set Three

Student Worksheet

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Learning Set Three

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Learning Set Three

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WHAT DOES AIR LOOK LIKE?Directions In this activity, you will build models of molecules that make up air. Each gumdrop represents atype of atom. You will put these different types of atoms together to form molecules. Use thechart below to help you construct your molecules.

_____________________ Hydrogen

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_____________________ Oxygen

_____________________ Nitrogen

_____________________ Sulfur

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______________________ Fluorine

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Learning Set Three

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MODELS OF POLLUTANTS

1. Explain the difference between an atom, a molecule, a compound, and a mixture._________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

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Carbon monoxide

Molecular formula: CO

Number of atoms: ______________

Number of different types of atoms: __________

Is this a compound? Yes No

Nitrogen dioxide

Molecular formula: N O

Number of atoms: ______________

Number of different types of atoms:______________

Is this a compound? Yes No

Ozone

Molecular formula: O

Number of atoms: ______________

Number of different types of atoms: ______________

Is this a compound? Yes No

Chlorofluorocarbon

Molecular formula: C F Cl

Number of atoms: ______________

Number of different types of atoms: ______________

Is this a compound? Yes No

Sulfur dioxide

Molecular formula: S O

Number of atoms: ______________

Number of different type of atoms: ______________

Is this a compound? Yes No

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SW 36 Student Worksheet/ Learning Set Three

DirectionsUse gumdrops to build models of the molecules listed. Draw a sketch of your molecule. Answer the questions.

Oxygen (gas) (O2) Ozone (O3)

2. What are the structural differences and similarities between the structures of oxygen and ozone?How does each of these gases affect humans?_________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

Carbon monoxide (CO) Carbon dioxide (CO2)

3. What are the differences and similarities between the structures of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide? How does each of these gases affect humans?_________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

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Water (H2O) Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)

4. What are the differences and similarities between the structures of water and hydrogen peroxide? How do people use each of them?_________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

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Learning Set Four

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DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY DETROIT AND ATLANTA

Metro population

Average summer temperature

Number of Industrial Plants

Geography of note

DETROIT

970,000

72

189

Lake to the east

ATLANTA

406,000

79

65

N/A

DETROIT AND CHICAGO

Metro population

Average summer temperature

Number of Industrial Plants

Geography of note

DETROIT

970,000

72

189

Lake to the east

CHICAGO

2,806,000

73

1,838

Lake to the east

DETROIT AND MIAMI

Metro population

Average summer temperature

Number of Industrial Plants

Geography of note

DETROIT

970,000

72

189

Lake to the east

MIAMI

371,000

83

43

Ocean to the east

DETROIT AND LOS ANGELES

Metro population

Average summer temperature

Number of Industrial Plants

Geography of note

DETROIT

970,000

72

189

Lake to the east

LOS ANGELES

3,626,000

79

65Ocean to the west;mountains to the east

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DETROIT AND DALLAS

Metro population

Average summer temperature

Number of Industrial Plants

Geography of note

DETROIT

970,000

72

189

Lake to the east

DALLAS

1,076,000

86

112

N/A

DETROIT AND WASHINGTON D.C.

Metro population

Average summer temperature

Number of Industrial Plants

Geography of note

DETROIT

970,000

72

189

Lake to the east

WASHINGTON D.C.

523,000

79

369

N/A

DETROIT AND NASHVILLE

Metro population

Average summer temperature

Number of Industrial Plants

Geography of note

DETROIT

970,000

72

189

Lake to the east

NASHVILLE

515,000

79

40

N/A

DETROIT AND NEW YORK

Metro population

Average summer temperature

Number of Industrial Plants

Geography of note

DETROIT

970,000

72

189

Lake to the east

NEW YORK

7,444,000

76

239

Ocean to the east

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DETROIT AND PHOENIX

Metro population

Average summer temperature

Number of Industrial Plants

Geography of note

DETROIT

970,000

72

189

Lake to the east

PHOENIX

1,257,000

92

63

Desert

DETROIT AND PITTSBURGH

Metro population

Average summer temperature

Number of Industrial Plants

Geography of note

DETROIT

970,000

72

189

Lake to the east

PITTSBURGH

333,000

72

106

N/A

DETROIT AND SALT LAKE CITY

Metro population

Average summer temperature

Number of Industrial Plants

Geography of note

DETROIT

970,000

72

189

Lake to the east

SALT LAKE CITY

178,000

78

116

Mountains to the east

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