Study Design for Air Quality Research

Each group needs:

• pencil and paper
• Project Overview Sheet (PDF), one per student
• Example Case Study Worksheet 1 (PDF), one per student
• (optional) Example Case Study News Article (PDF), one per group, to accompany Worksheet 1
• Vocabulary List (PDF), one per student
• Example Case Study Worksheet 2 (PDF), one per student
• Brainstorming Guide (PDF), one per group
• Research Plan Blank Template (PDF), one per group

To share with the entire class:

• computer and projector, for the teacher show the class one or more online videos and the Study Design Presentation (PPTX), a PowerPoint® file
• Example Research Plan: Indoor Air Quality (PDF), a few copies to pass around
• Example Research Plan: Investigating Oil and Gas (PDF), a few copies to pass around
• Example Research Plan: Using Existing Data (PDF), a few copies to pass around

To share with the entire class for the students’ research project data collection (post-activity):

• air quality monitors, such as a rented AQ-IQ Kit (containing 2 Pod low-cost air quality monitors) from the University of Colorado Boulder, or another low-cost monitor with multiple gas-phase sensors; see the Other section for details on obtaining Pods or other monitors
• OR alternatively, have students plan and conduct research studies using existing publicly available data so air monitoring equipment is not needed; see the Project Overview Sheet for suggested sources