Experiment Background: We Have Been Studying Different Environmental Issues That Affect

Experiment Background: We have been studying different environmental issues that affect our world. Air Pollution is one major issue that affects us everyday. We will use an internet site to learn more about air pollution. When our investigation is finished, you will create a brochure about air pollution and what people can do to help eliminate the air pollution they help create. Activity Instructions: Go to the following web site and follow the instructions on the site called “Air Pollution Emissions Information, Activities and Data.” A copy of the site page is attached to this handout. http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/air/monops/lessons/airpollutioninfo.html

Project Instructions: Your task is to create a brochure that explains air pollution and ways people can help reduce air pollution. You will be responsible to answer several questions related to the facts you put in your brochure.

Criteria: 1. Brochure should give a detailed explanation of air pollution. 2. Brochure should explain the 1990 Clean Air Act 3. Brochure should discuss sources that are the main contributors to emissions. 4. Brochure should discuss ways people can help reduce air pollution. 5. Brochure should have no grammatical mistakes. 6. Brochure should have attractive formatting. (See Examples) 7. Brochure should have well- organized information. 8. Student should be able to answer questions related to the facts in the brochure. Criteria Needs Satisfactory Good Excellent Score Improvement 2 3 4 1 Detailed Explanation Explanation Explanation Explanation ___X2 = Explanation of includes 3-5 includes 6-8 includes 9-11 includes 12- 14 Air Pollution facts about Air facts about facts about facts about Air _____/8 Pollution. Air Pollution. Air Pollution. Pollution. Explanation of No Explanation Explanation 1990 Clean Air Included Act Discuss Main Discussion of Discussion of Discussion of Discussion of 5- ___X2 = Contributors to 0-1 Main 2-3 Main 4-5 Main 6 Main Emissions Contributors to Contributors Contributors Contributors to _____/8 Emissions to Emissions to Emissions Emissions Discuss Ways Discussion of Discussion of Discussion of Discussion of ___X2 = People Can 0-3 Ways 4-6 Ways 7-9 Ways 10-12 Ways Help Reduce People Can Help People Can People Can People Can Help _____/8 Air Pollution Reduce Air Help Reduce Help Reduce Reduce Air Pollution Air Pollution Air Pollution Pollution Grammar There are many There are There are few There are no (more than 6) some (6-4) (3-1) grammatical grammatical grammatical grammatical mistakes in the mistakes in the mistakes in the mistakes in the brochure. brochure. brochure. brochure. Attractiveness The brochure’s The brochure The brochure The brochure formatting is has somewhat has attractive has confusing to attractive formatting. exceptionally the reader. formatting. attractive formatting. Organization The brochure’s The brochure’s The brochure’s The brochure’s information is information is information is information is organized in a some-what well-organized. exceptionally confusing organized. organized. manner. Knowledge Student can Student can Student can Student can Gained not accurately accurately accurately accurately answer answer some answer most answer all questions questions questions questions related to related to related to related to facts facts in the facts in the facts in the in the brochure. brochure. brochure. brochure. TOTAL _____/44 POINTS = _____ %