What Color is Your Air Today?

Each group needs:

• The weather page from the local newspaper, providing the Air Quality Index. (Most schools can obtain free copies of the local newspaper. If not, find the information on-line at a local newspaper or TV news station website, or at https://www.airnow.gov/.)
• How Clean is the Air Today? Worksheet (PDF)
• Air Quality Index Description handout OR overhead transparency or poster for class to share (Use the attached Air Quality Index Description (PDF), Figure 1 or find it in the newspaper with the daily air quality information.)
• Daily AQI Collection Sheet and Graph (PDF) attachment OR prepare a classroom bulletin board for class data collection and graphing