GOT HEALTHIER AIR IN EVANSVILLE?

Last updated: July 1, 2020

Science Area: Pollution

Environmental Area: Air / Climate change

Grade level: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades

Purpose: Learn how many unhealthy days Vanderburgh, Warrick, Posey, or Gibson Counties had over the last 8 years and develop awareness of air quality

BACKGROUND FOR THE TEACHER

There are many sources that cause air pollution. Burning fossil fuels for electricity generation and transportation purposes are two of the major contributing factors to air pollution caused by human activity.

Air quality in the Evansville area has been improved over the last three decades due to a variety of clean air programs put in place nationally, regionally, and locally.

AirCompare, a federal program, provides records of the number of unhealthy days in all counties in the United States over the last ten years.

Sources of air pollution and 6 common air pollutants

TEACHER GUIDE

The bar graph represents the number of unhealthy days for children in one of the four counties, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Posey, or Gibson Counties over the last 8 years. Students improve skills on interpreting bar graphs through comparing the number of unhealthy days. This bar graph is created based on the data obtained from AirCompare.