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Air pollution
Allida De Candido - Claudia De Candido IPSIA Zanussi, ITC Mattiussi PORDENONE Science Fi st and second classes - Seconda ! Sc"ool# A$$ o%i&atel! '( "ou s )*anua !, Fe+ ua !,#

Language level Prerequisites

A-./' Acid and +ases, $H, at&os$"e e la!e s, ele&ents and co&$ounds, &i%tu e#

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Students 2ill +e a+le to3

Objectives

lea n a+out ai co&$osition e%$lain t"e co&$lete and an inco&$lete co&+ustion lea n a+out t"e e44ects o4 ca +on &ono%ide and soot identi4! so&e ai $ollutants identi4! so&e causes and e44ects o4 ai $ollution and so&e solutions de4ine acid ain5 e%$lain t"e e44ects on 0e1etation, 2ate , +uildin1s, "u&ans identi4! so&e solutions lea n a+out o6one &olecule and s&o1 identi4! t"e e44ects o4 t o$os$"e ic o6one and s&o1 identi4! "u&an diseases $ oduced +! o6one and s&o1 lea n a+out 4unction o4 o6one la!e , o6one de$letion lea n t"at CFCs can cause t"e o6one "ole lea n a+out &ain 1 een"ouse 1ases and "o2 t"e! act identi4! 1 een"ouse e44ects and 1lo+al 2a &in1 lea n t"at 1lo+al 2a &in1 &a! lead to cli&ate c"an1es and 4a&ine O+se 0in1 O 1anisin1 in4o &ation Discussin1 7o 8in1 2ell in a tea& Me&o isin1 ne2 2o ds P edictin1 Lea nin1 ne2 conce$ts

Skills

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Contents

Ai co&$osition# Co&$lete and inco&$lete co&+ustion# Ai $ollutants3 desc i$tion, sou ces, e44ects, and solutions# Acid ains3 causes, e44ects, solutions# G een"ouse e44ect and 1lo+al 2a &in1# T o$os$"e e o6one and s&o1# St atos$"e e o6one3 CFCs and o6one la!e #

Materials

P"otoco$ies, +oo8s, co&$ute , inte net#

evices

9HS, Science La+, O0e "ead $ o:ecto , 9ideo $ o:ecto

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!ackground

T"e at&os$"e e is necessa ! to li0e# T"e natural composition o" the air is &ostl! nit o1en and o%!1en and contains also s&all a&ounts o4 ot"e 1ases suc" as ca +on dio%ide, a 1on etc# A complete combustion $ oduces ca +on dio%ide, 2ate 0a$ou and ene 1!# An incomplete combustion $ oduces soot and ca +on &ono%ide, 0e ! dan1e ous 1as# It sto$s +lood ca !in1 o%!1en# T"e te & <air pollution= &eans an! 0isi+le o in0isi+le $a ticles o 1ases t"at is not $a t o4 t"e natu al co&$osition o4 ai # T"e &ain a e3 carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone, particulates, sulphur dioxide, lead and VOCs # T"ese $ollutants a e t"e esult o4 ou inc easin1 use o4 4ossil 4uels and t"e! tend to +e concent ated in u +an a eas 2"e e &an! $eo$le li0e and 2o 8# T"e &ain 1ases t"at cause acid rains a e sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides# Acid ains cause da&a1e to +uildin1s, soil, 0e1etation and "u&ans# To educe acid ain $ollution !ou can ado$t alte nati0e 2a!s# T"e e a e t2o &ain locations in t"e at&os$"e e in 2"ic" o#one can +e 4ound3 in t"e troposphere o6one is "a &4ul ai $ollutant5 in t"e stratosphere, o6one $ otects us 4 o& da&a1in1 sun ult a0iolet adiations# T o$os$"e ic o6one can a44ect "u&an "ealt" +! da&a1in1 t"e es$i ato ! s!ste& and can da&a1e $lants and &ate ials# O6one is $ oduced +! c"e&ical eaction in0ol0in1 nitrogen oxides and VOCs. In t"e st atos$"e e o6one is + o8en do2n +! CFCs $ oducts 2idel! used in ae osols 4 id1es and as sol0ents# Smog is a $oisonous &i%tu e o4 s&o8e, 4o1 and ot"e c"e&icals# In la 1e cities is 4a0ou ed +! lac8 o4 2ind and occu s 2"en t"e e is a temperature inversion# T"e t a$$ed $ollutants +! 2a & ai can>t ise and inc ease to dan1e ous le0els# T"e a&ount o4 ca +on dio%ide in t"e at&os$"e e de$ends on t"e $ ocesses

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Lesson & '(h)

Sta t a lesson 2it" a 7a &-u$ 4ocusin1 t"e $ o+le&# Gi0e pictures )$olluted ai , clean ai ,# T"e students t"in8 a+out t"e ad:ecti0es and 2o ds lin8ed to and discuss# 7 ite t"e ke*+ords on t"e +lac8+oa d and t"e students, in-1 ou$, discuss t"e pie chart a+out ai co&$osition )+orksheet %, &,# 7 ite t"e ans2e s# One, $e 1 ou$, su&&a i6es loo8in1 at t"e slide 1# S"o2 an e-periment 2it" li&e2ate solution to $ oduce ca +on dio%ide 4 o& t"e 4la&e o4 a candle# T"e ca +on dio%ide $ eci$itate li8e calciu& ca +onate )+orksheet %, (,# 7 ite on t"e +lac8+oa d t"e ne+ ke*+ords and t"e students co&$lete t"e +orksheet %, ( 4illin1 in t"e 1a$s and discussin1 in $ai s )slide 2,# S"o2 a demonstration about incomplete reaction# T"e soot is $ oduced# Tell t"e students t"at ca +on &ono%ide is $ oduced 2"en t"e o%!1en lac8s and t"at t"ese co&$onents a e $ollutants# T"e students co&$lete t"e +orksheet %, . 4illin1 in t"e 1a$s and discussin1 in $ai s ) slide N. ,# Me&o ise t"e ne2 2o ds and e0ie2 2it" c oss2o ds# /e*+ords3 co&+ustion, 4uel, 4ossil 4uel, nit o1en, o%!1en, ca +on &ono%ide, ca +on dio%ide, "eat, e%"aust, coal, soot, ca +on +lac8#

Lesson ( '.h)
0evie+3 @uestions 4o ans2e s Gi0e t"e students st i$s 2it" 2o ds t"at t"e! "a0e to $ut in o de in a table, selecting descriptions1 sources and e""ects o" a particular $ollutant# G ou$ 2o 8# Co&$lete t"e "andout as8in1 to t"e ot"e 1 ou$s 4o t"e ans2e s and 2 itin1 do2n# Su&&a !# Focus t"e &ain e""ects o" air pollutants on human health , 2"ic" t"e students could ead in t"e "andout# As8 4o so&e solutions s"o2in1 t"e $ictu es a+out catal!tic con0e te , not ae osol $ oducts li&it indust ial 2aste, ide t"e +i8e, ta8e a +us, on 4ootA Check true or "alse# )!lide ,# /e*+ords3 $a ticles sul$"u dio%ide, nit o1en dio%ide, o6one, lead, 9OC, 4u&e, sou ce#

Lesson . '.h)
0evie+3 select t"e students to &a8e s"o t $ esentation on t"e in4o &ation a+out sou ce, e44ects and desc i$tion o4 ai $ollutants# In0esti1ate in-1 ou$ t"e e""ects o" sulphur dio-ide on $lants and co&$lete t"e +orksheet %, 2, Si&ulate t"e acid ain e44ects on 2ate on t"e li&estone# Co&$lete t"e En0i on&ental &odule Pa1e ( Air pollution

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Re0ie2 usin1 t"e ma#e Si&ulate t"e 1 een"ouse e44ect 2it" an e%$e i&ent ) +orksheet %, 3,# Select t"e $ ocesses a+out ca +on dio%ide t"at elease and e&o0e ca +on dio%ide and co&$lete +orksheet %, 4 2o 8in1 in 1 ou$.$ai and discuss 2"en t"e ca +on dio%ide is un+alanced# S"o2 t"e $ictu e 2"e e t"e greenhouse e""ects a e e$ esented in a si&$li4ied 2a!# T"e students $ut in o de so&e $" ases to e%$lain t"e $ictu e )prereading activit*,# Fillin1 in t"e +lan8s )+orksheet %, 5,# Readin1 acti0it!, co&$lete t"e @uestionnai e and discussion in-1 ou$ a+out 1 een"ouse e44ects# E%$lain t"e ot"e 1 een"ouse 1ases )slides,# S"o2 anot"e $ictu e and discuss t"e e44ects o4 1lo+al 2a &in1 1at"e in1 t"e& on t"e +lac8+oa d, !lides to su&&a i6e t"e e44ects# C oss2o d to &e&o i6e t"e ne2 2o ds# /e*+ords3 1 een"ouse e44ect, 1 een"ouse 1ases, 1lo+al 2a &in1, 4loodin1, cli&ate c"an1e, ult a0iolet adiation, in4 a ed adiation, sunli1"t, de4o estation#

Lesson 6 '(h)
P e eadin1 acti0it!# S"o2 t"e students a $ictu e a+out photochemical smog and identi4! t"e $ollutants t"at cont i+ute to t"e s&o1, t"e &ain sou ce, t"e ste$s, t"e $ oduction o4 "a6e and o6one# Fill in t"e 1a$s t"e eadin1 a+out temperature inversion )+orksheet %, &7,# S"o2 t"e &odels o4 &olecules and lea n a+out di44e ences 4 o& o%!1en and o#one# Anal!se t"e 1 a$" a+out elations"i$ +et2een o6one, te&$e atu e, NO% and 9OCs ) +orksheet %, &&1 &(,# Readin1 a+out o6one and s&o1# Buestionnai e a+out te%t <o6one and s&o1=# 0eading and 4illin1 in t"e 1a$s a+out 4o &ation and de$letion o4 o6one and o6one la!e )+orksheet %, &.)# Loo8in1 at t"e $ictu e a+out CFCs, t"e students discuss t"e dest uction o4 o6one )&ulti$le c"oice e%e cise to c"ec8 t"e co&$ e"ension,# O$en @uestions3 < 7"at is t"e le1islation a+out en0i on&ent in ou count !5 could t"e la2 allo2 t"e eduction o4 $ollutantsC 7"at a e t"e li&its o4 $ollutants in ou count !C /e*+ords8 s&o1, $"otoc"e&ical s&o1, o6one de$letion, o6one la!e , CFC, t o$os$"e e and st atos$"e e# En0i on&ental &odule Air pollution Pa1e D

emonstrations

'# Ca +on dio%ide identi4ication# -# Inco&$lete co&+ustion# ;# E44ects o4 sul$"u dio%ide on $lants# ?# E44ects o4 acids on 2ate and li&estone# (# G een"ouse e44ect si&ulation#

0esources

La2 ie R!an# - C"e&ist ! 4o !ou - )-EE', - T"o nes Pu+lis"e s# /#Mc Duell# )-EE-,# GCSE C"e&ist !# Letts# Geo44 Neuss F C"e&ist ! F )-EE', - O%4o d GSE Science - Letts 9nternet3 Findin1 sou ces o4 ai $ollution P o:ect A#I#R#E# An Ai Bualit! Cu iculu&-P o:ect Clean Ai , 9entu a, CA GCSE acid ain 222#2cs#science#co&

Suggestions

7"at t"e students need to do3 ta8e notes and ta8e $a t in t"e lessons as8, as8, as8 i4 !ou don>t unde stand# $ actice and e0ise e0en 2"en 2e don>t tell !ou du in1 t"e e%$e i&ents 4ollo2 inst uctions ca e4ull!

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$valuation

T"e e is one test o4 one "ou eac" )@ui6, st uctu ed @uestions, &ulti$le c"oices, &atc"in1,# T"e teac"e e0aluates also $a tici$ation, ca e 4o acti0ities and sa4et!, es$ect 4o en0i on&ent# Du in1 t"e lessons t"e students can e0aluate t"ei o2n i&$ o0e&ents t" ou1" acti0ities on t"e e%$e i&ents sin1le o in-1 ou$# :hat makes an A1 ! or C grade candidate Grade C8 mininum level T"e &ini&u& I 4o a C is a$$ o%i&atel! DEI &a 8s# Grade ! Candidates 2ill "a0e a easona+le 8no2led1e o4 t"e to$ics# Grade A Candidates "a0e a 2ide 8no2led1e and can a$$l! t"e to$ics to ne2 situations# Ma 8s J K(I

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