Cleaner Air 4

SchoolsDecember 2018

Citizen ScienceData collection that anyone can do!

Citizen ScienceRepresenting Data = Tables, maps, graphs

and pictures

How do people travel?

What is pollution like today?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/11991350/Mapped-Where-is-air-pollution-killing-the-most-people.html

Map of School and Data Collected – Term Time

Map of School and Data Collected – Easter Holiday Time

Comparison

How did you travel to school?

What is most important to you when travelling?

Students Parents

How do your parents feel about travelling to school?

Think about your route to school. Do any of your friends go the same way?

Think about your route to school. Do any of your friends go the same way?

https://liftshare.com/uk/community/surreyhttps://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/road-safety-and-emergencies/school-road-safety/what-are-walking-buseshttps://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/road-safety-and-emergencies/school-road-safety/school-park-n-stride

What are some things we can do to reduce air pollution?

NO2µg/m3

PM10

Can you see the difference now?

Term Time Easter Holidays

Poster Making

How can we tell people about this?

Anti-idling Campaign Anti-idling in Surrey:

• Surrey County Council installed anti-idling banners at the

approaches to Reigate Level Crossing

• Was deemed successful with downward trend in pollutants observed

near the level crossing

What YOU can do!

Ask drivers

to switch

engines off

when they

are parker

Tell them

how walking

and cycling

is better for

our air

Create

posters and

banners

informing

people not to

idle

Anti-Idling• The big number of cars, lorries and taxis make our air

very dirty and sometimes uncomfortable to breathe

• Many people who drive will leave their car engine on

when the car has stopped and parked

• If the engine is not switched off this is called idling

• Idling continues to emit pollution and affects air

quality

Anti-idling

Fact!

Idling can use

up to 2 litres of

fuel per hour,

emitting over

5.3kg of CO2

A bus company

in Yorkshire that

reduced idling

from 9% to 2%

saved £66,000

and 60,000

litres of fuel!

Key Messages?

“What is important to them?”“What do they worry about?” “What is enjoyable about it?”

What challenge do you want to solve?

“What do you want people to do?”

Why would people listen?

• Use mainly images

(such as people walking)

• Make it brightly coloured

• For words you want people to look at make them BIG AND BOLD

• Pick one key message or phrase, if you want to add more info do it in bullet points

Remember when making a poster:

Thanks for listening!Cleaner Air 4 Primary

Schools