TEACHERS - Borrow from our Curriculum Resource Library. Look here for downloadable
air quality related activities, powerpoint presentations, classroom
materials you can order, helpful websites and more. Find educational
tools to help you engage your students in learning about air quality
issues and its connections to energy.
AIR POLLUTION 101 - Is your head in the clouds when it comes to air quality issues?
No problem! Just click on this link to learn about all the air quality
basics. Learn about air pollutants and their effects on the planet
- including: ozone-smog, the ozone hole, climate change, acid rain,
regional haze and fine particulate as well as indoor air pollution.
Find introductory information on these links to websites, games and activities to get you started. Also look for the advanced info sections to find resources for air quality classroom learning activities and data that you might be able to download and use for research projects.
JOIN IN - Scientific Studies You Can Participate In!
Ready to get involved? Log on to one of these environmental projects and get going today!
ENERGY 101 - What’s energy got to do with air pollution? Everything! Burning fuels for energy produces air pollution. Humans use energy and burn fuels every day when we drive cars, use electricity and heat our homes. Find out more about it here.
FUN STUFF - Check out these FUN activities you can send for or do on the web.
Watch online video cartoon's, download word searches or coloring
books and maybe even Save the Planet!
AQCHALLENGE-QUIZZES - Ready to test your knowledge? Take this quiz to see how much you
really know.
ASK THE EXPERTS - Send us your questions and we’ll have them answered by a Maine DEP air quality expert!
PARTNERS & FRIENDS - Other organizations and programs you really should know about.
