In The Classroom
Use real-time air quality data from your own community – and communities across the globe – in your classroom science investigations.
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Student Voices
The Houston Teens Care About Clean Air Video Contest challenges high school students to create a short video to show what they have to say about air pollution in Houston and how it impacts their health and communities.
Air Pollution
2021 First Place Winner
Krystal Mireles, Pasadena High School
The Small Things
2021 Second Place Winner
Nicolas Jones, Atascosita High School
The Environmental Youth Council is a program that teaches students from the communities in Houston that are most affected by air pollution the facts about air quality, climate change and environmental justice.
The Environmental Youth Council was created by the Environmental Defense Fund and funded by a grant from the Gulf Research Program of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
Your Body, Your Air
- 7.1 Introduction to Air Pollution
- 7.4 Atmospheric CO2 and Particulates
- 7.6 Reduction of Air Pollutants
- 8.1 Sources of Pollution
- 8.2 Human Impacts on Ecosystems
- 8.14 Pollution and Human Health