The Air Quality Teaching Box is a curated collection of classroom-ready resources covering the sources and impacts of major types of air pollution, tropospheric ozone, and particulate matter.

Resources are gathered from trusted science education programs, vetted by the UCAR* education team, and developed with support from NASA's DISCOVER-AQ project. 

The Teaching Box format makes it easy to use a single activity as a standalone lesson or string multiple resources together into a full air quality unit.

I love that this is a one-stop, vetted hub—teachers don’t have to spend hours searching and evaluating materials because UCAR has already done that work.

The flexibility of the Teaching Box format means it works equally well for a teacher who wants to add one strong activity to an existing unit or for a teacher building a full air quality sequence from scratch.

*UCAR is a nonprofit consortium of more than 129 North American colleges and universities focused on research and training in Earth system science. They manage the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) on behalf of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Air quality is a good indicator of environmental health and climatic conditions. Use the resources below to engage learners in discussions about how local, regional, and global environmental concerns impact the air we breathe. From simulations to data collection using air quality sensors, these resources provide engaging approaches to teaching about air quality. View more resources in the Air Quality PRO Picks collection >