Various Air Quality Fact Sheets, Pa. Department of Environmental Protection, Available at
http: www.dep.state.pa.us
Various Air Quality Fact Sheets, US Environmental Protection
Agency.
World Book Encyclopedia, World Book, Inc., Chicago, Vol. 1, pp. 166-168, 1996.
Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology,
Vol. 1, A - E, Academic Press, Inc., San Diego,
1995.
Environment on File (trademark of Facts
on File, Inc.) Diagram Group, New York,
1991.
Pennsylvania 1995 Air Quality Report, PA
Department of Environmental Protection,
2700-BK-DEP0407, Harrisburg, 1995.
Air Quality Annual Report 1995,
Allegheny County Health Department, ACHD # 7, 301 39th
Update, PA Department of Environmental
Protection, Harrisburg,
Vol. 2, No. 47, December 6, 1996.
Curriculum Guide for Recycling Education
(Grades 7 through 12),
PA Department of Education, Harrisburg.
Much appreciation to the Allegheny County Health Department, Air Quality, and to the City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Health, Air Management Services for their assistance.
Bibliography/ Activities
The Department of Environmental Protection appreciates being able to reprint activities from the following sources:
Project Learning Tree Environmental Education Activity Guide PreK-8Reprinted , American Forest Foundation, Washington, D. C., 1995. with written permission from the American Forest Foundation. The complete Activity Guide can be obtained by attending a PLT workshop.
Earth Matters: Studies For Our Global Future, Written by Pamela Wasserman and Andrea Doyle. Published by Zero Population Growth, 1991. Reprinted with verbal permission. Copies of the entire curriculum are available from Zero Population Growth, Inc., 1400 16th Street NW, Suite 320, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 332-2200.
Know Your Ozone! Ozone Education Packet, Southwest PA Ozone Action Partnership. Used with verbal permission. Southwest Pennsylvania Ozone Action Partnership, c/o Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, Three Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Global Atmospheric Change,
Enhanced Greenhouse Effect, Ozone Layer Depletion and Ground Level Ozone Pollution.
A Teacher’s Guide to a Science-Technology-Society Issue Investigation and Action Unit for Middle and High School Science Courses, Edited by Peter A. Rubba, Randall L. Wiesenmayer, James A. Rye, Martha G. McLaren, Kathy Yorks, Thomas Ditty, Cristine Schoneweg Bradford, Kathleen A. Sillman, Dorothy J. Yukish, Valorie Morphew, Donna K. Dorough and Karen Arabas.
Penn State University, 1995. Used with verbal permission. This entire curriculum is available on the Internet at http://www.ed.psu.edu/dept/cists/gac-main.html Please complete the registration slip at the web site when you access this curriculum.
Project A.I.R.E.: Air Information Resources for Education (K-12), A Guide for Instructors. US Environmental Protection Agency. 1994. Available from Debra Miller, EPA, MD-17, Research, Triangle Park, North Carolina 2711. Phone (919) 541-5552. One copy per school building, free while the supply lasts.
Environmental Resource Guide: Air Quality, Grades 6-8, Air and Waste Management Association,1991.
Used with written permission. Entire curriculum available by calling 1-800-275-5851.
Additional Sources of Information and Activities
The Department of Environmental Protection appreciates assistance from the Pa. Department of Education, Office of Environment and Ecology, in compiling:
The Department has not confirmed current availability of these resources:
SUMMARY: National Conference onAir Pollution Impacts on Body Organs and Systems, National Association of Physicians for the Environment (NAPE), 1995. 6410 Rockledge Drive, Suite 412, Bethesda, MD 20817 Internet: http://intr.net/napenet,1994
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and The Greenhouse Effect, United States Department of Energy, 1989. Available from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161
EE Compendium for Air Quality, The California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, 1994.California Air Resources Board, Office of External Affairs, 2020 L Street, Sacramento CA 95812, FAX (916) 323-0764
Smog, Sore Throats, and Me?, Zane-Bloser, Inc., 1990, P.O. Box 16764, Columbus, Ohio 43216-6764
Global Warming Activities for High School Science Classes, Climate Protection Institute, Oakland, 1991, Climate Protection Institute, 5833 Balmoral Drive, Oakland, CA 94619
EV news, (a publication to promote electric vehicle commercialization newsletter),The Pennsylvania Electric Association, Harrisburg, 1995. 301 APC Building, 800 N. Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102
101 Ways to Help Heal the Earth, The Greenhouse Crisis Foundation, Washington, 1990, The Greenhouse Crisis Foundation, 1130 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 466-2823.
Investigating and Evaluating Environmental Issues and Actions: Skill Development Modules, (A curriculum development project designed to teach students how to investigate and evaluate science-related social issues), Stipes Publishing Company, 1992. 10-12 Chester Street, Champaign, IL 61820
Sunlight Works-Solar Science (educational activities for children), SunlightWorks,1993, P.O. Box 3386, Sedona, AZ 86340, (602) 282-1344.
EE News (environmental education in Wisconsin newsletter),Department of Natural Resources, Madison, 1993,Editor, EE News, DNR Bureau of Information & Education, IE/6, P.O. Box 7921, Madison WI 53707-7921.
Electric Vehicles Plug into the Future (grades 1-4), PP&L Presents the Family of Electric Vehicles (grades 5-8), Electric Vehicle Discussion Guide (grades 9-12), 1995, Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, Marketing & Economic Development, Attention: Electric Vehicles, Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101, (610) 774-5151.
The Clean Air Council, 135 South 19th Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Electronic Addresses
http://www.dep.state.pa.us
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection’s site for information on most environmental
topics.
http://www.epa.gov/oaqps/ozone.html
EPA website on the upper atmosphere. If you're looking for
information not found here, try calling the Ozone Protection
Hotline toll-free at (800) 296-1996 or direct-dial at (301)
614-3396.
http://www.epa.gov/OMSWWW/omshome.htm
The Office of Mobile Sources is a part of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency responsible for controlling air pollution from
Motor Vehicles, Farm & Construction Equipment, Marine
Engines, Aircraft, Locomotives, and other mobile sources of air
pollution. They also do research on the effects of different
fuels on pollution from these engines.
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/ardhome.html
EPA’s Acid Rain Division's Home Page. This World Wide
Web Site provides information on the Acid Rain Program.
http://www.epa.gov/oar/oarhome.html
General EPA site for air quality information.
Much Thanks for Review/Comments
Chip Karasin, Environmental Educator, DCNR,
Bureau of State Parks
Dan Hewko, Environmental Educator, DCNR, Bureau of State Parks
Megan Eves, Pa. DEP, Bureau of Air Quality
Joe Minnot, Clean Air Council, Philadelphia
Pam Varga, teacher, Black Hawk School District
Paulette Morasco, teacher, Washington School District
Joel Jacobs, teacher, Harrisburg School District
Linda Ross, teacher, Leechburg Area School District
Vickie Strohecker, teacher, Hempfield School District
Patti Vathis, director, Office of Environment and Ecology, Pa.
DOE