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Air - The Search for One Clean Breath
Educators’ Guide Grades 6-12
Presented by the
February 2010
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Acknowledgements
Air — The Search for One Clean Breath, a documentary film
Barbara Page, film Executive Producer and co-Project Manager for the Educator’s
Guide, Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
Celeste Royer, co-Project Manager for the Educator’s Guide and Statewide Director,
California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network,
San Luis Obispo County Office of Education
Funding for the development of this Educators’ Guide was provided through the
support of the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, Ventura, California
Thank you to the CREEC Nework for its contribution to the development of this
Guide. The CREEC Network provides educators with access to high quality environ-
mental education resources to enhance the environmental literacy of California
students. Visit www.creec.org for more information.
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
669 County Square Drive, Second Floor
Ventura, California 93003
(805) 645-1415
www.airthefilm.org
Film Awards
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Excellence Award, 2008
22nd Annual Mercury Communications Gold Award of Excellence, 2009
© Copyright 2010
By the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD).
All rights reserved. This publication, or parts thereof, may not be used or reproduced without permission from the
VCAPCD. These materials may be reproduced by teachers for educational purposes.
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A MESSAGE TO EDUCATORS:
Over the past few years, I have had the pleasure of producing the award-winning
international film, Air – The Search for One Clean Breath. This environmental
movie, filmed high definition, tells the story of air – up-close and personal. With
its sweeping vistas and historical footage, it has received worldwide acclaim,
including the coveted Clean Air Excellence Award from the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.
But there’s more. As part of our grant obligation, we have created an Educator’s
Guide to the film. The guide takes middle and high school students beyond the
film by expanding on concepts we introduced in the movie. The lessons were
created and field tested by California middle and high school instructors. Lessons
deal with large themes: climate change, air transport, air quality and transporta-
tion, alternative energy, and many others. The lessons are correlated to the
California content standards in Science and History/Social Science, the National
Science standards, and the National Geography standards. They have been
reviewed by our air quality experts here at the District. I hope these lessons give
students environmental insights that will last them a lifetime. As was said in the
film, “Since it’s our air and we all have to breathe it, it’s important that we help
clean it up.”
I hope you enjoy presenting this material to your students as much as we enjoyed
creating it for you. We would appreciate it if you would complete the evaluation
available at www.airthefilm.org. And thanks for helping us spread the word
about clean air to students all over this country.
Barbara L. Page, Executive Producer
Air – The Search for One Clean Breath Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, Ventura, CA
February 2010
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Contributors
Writing
Debra Bereki, Doctoral student in Science Education,
University of California, Santa Barbara
Commuter Match & Math
Our Energy Diet
Taking Action
Christine Gathman, Oxnard Union High School District, Oxnard, CA
Oxnard High School Science Teacher
Analyzing Energy
Effects of Global Warming
Where Does Our Pollution Go?
Dave Massey, Santee Unified School District, Santee, CA
Chet F. Harritt Middle School, Retired Science Teacher
Air Pollution Tragedy: A Case Study
Carbon Dioxide in Ice Core Samples
Navigating Opinion in Search of Factors
Editing
Diana Barnhart, San Luis Coastal Unified School District, Los Osos Middle
School, Retired Science Teacher, California Teacher of the Year 2006
Barbara L. Page, VCAPCD
Celeste Royer, CREEC Network
Field testing
• John Forte, Atascadero High School
• Mary Funk, Burrel Union Elementary
• Steve Gade, Morro Bay High School
• Nathan Inouye, Adolfo Camarillo High School
• Diana Petropulos, Santa Paula Union High School
• Josh Rubin, Woodside High School
• Mark Schmidt, Ventura High School
• Lorraine Wood-Newberry, Rio Mesa High School
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Table of Contents
Lesson 1: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Pollution Tragedy: A Case Study
Lesson 2: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Analyzing Energy
Lesson 3: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carbon Dioxide in Ice Core Samples
Lesson 4: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commuter Match & Math
Lesson 5: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effects of Global Warming
Lesson 6: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Navigating Opinion in Search of Factors
Lesson 7: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Our Energy Diet
Lesson 8: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Where Does Our Pollution Go?
Lesson 9: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taking Action
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Lesson
California Science
Standards
National Science
Standards
California History/
Social Science
Standards
National Geography
Standards
Education & the Environment
Environmental Principles &
Concepts
Air Pollution
Tragedy
HS 9-12 Ecology 6.b.
Stu
dents
know
how
to a
naly
ze
changes in the e
cosyste
m resultin
g
from
changes in c
limate
, hum
an
activity, in
troduction o
f nonnative
specie
s, or changes in p
opula
tion
siz
e.
HS 9-12 Science & Technology
Content Standard E. S
tudents
should
develo
p u
nders
tandin
g a
bout
scie
nce a
nd technolo
gy.
Grades 9-12 Standard
14.3.b. S
tudents
know
the
sig
nific
ance o
f th
e g
lobal
impacts
of hum
an m
odific
a-
tion o
f th
e p
hysic
al
environm
ent.
Principle IV: The e
xchange o
f m
atter
betw
een n
atu
ral syste
ms a
nd h
um
an
socie
ties a
ffects
the long-term
functionin
g
of both
.
Concept a. S
tudents
need to k
now
that
the e
ffects
of hum
an a
ctivitie
s o
n n
atu
ral
syste
ms a
re d
irectly rela
ted to the q
uanti-
ties o
f re
sourc
es c
onsum
ed a
nd to the
quantity
and c
hara
cte
ristics o
f th
e result-
ing b
ypro
ducts
. Concept b. S
tudents
need to k
now
that
the b
ypro
ducts
of hum
an a
ctivity a
re n
ot
readily
pre
vente
d fro
m e
nte
ring n
atu
ral
syste
ms a
nd m
ay b
e b
eneficia
l, n
eutral,
or detrim
enta
l in
their e
ffect.
HS 9-12 Science in Personal and
Social Perspective Content
Standard F. S
tudents
should
develo
p u
nders
tandin
g o
f pers
onal
and com
munity h
ealth a
nd n
atu
ral
and h
um
an-induced h
azard
s.
Analyzing
Energy
Grade 6, 6.a. Stu
dents
know
the
utilit
y o
f energ
y s
ourc
es is d
ete
rmin
ed
by facto
rs that are
involv
ed in
convertin
g these s
ourc
es to u
sefu
l fo
rms a
nd the c
onsequences o
f th
e
convers
ion p
rocess.
Same as above
Grade 6, 6.b. S
tudents
know
the
diffe
rent natu
ral energ
y a
nd m
ate
rial
resourc
es, in
clu
din
g a
ir, soil,
rocks,
min
era
ls, petrole
um
, fresh w
ate
r,
wild
life, and fore
sts
, and k
now
how
to
cla
ssify them
as renew
able
or non-
renew
able
.
HS Chemistry 7.b. S
tudents
know
chem
ical pro
cesses c
an e
ither
rele
ase (exoth
erm
ic) or absorb
(e
ndoth
erm
ic) th
erm
al energ
y.
HS 9-12 Science & Technology
Content Standard E. S
tudents
should
develo
p u
nders
tandin
g a
bout
scie
nce a
nd technolo
gy.
HS Chemistry 7.c. S
tudents
know
energ
y is rele
ased w
hen a
mate
rial
condenses o
r freezes a
nd is
absorb
ed w
hen a
mate
rial
evapora
tes o
r m
elts.
HS 9-12 Science in Personal and
Social Perspective Content
Standard F. S
tudents
should
develo
p u
nders
tandin
g o
f natu
ral
resourc
es, environm
enta
l qualit
y,
and s
cie
nce a
nd technolo
gy in local,
national, a
nd g
lobal challe
nges.
Air: The Search for One Clean Breath
Educators' Guide - Content Standards Matrix
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Lesson
California Science
Standards
National Science
Standards
California History/
Social Science
Standards
National Geography
Standards
Education & the Environment
Environmental Principles &
Concepts
Carbon
Dioxide in
Ice Core
Samples
Grade 7, 4.a. S
tudents
know
Earth
pro
cesses today a
re s
imila
r to
those
that occurred in the p
ast and s
low
geolo
gic
pro
cesses h
ave larg
e
cum
ula
tive e
ffects
over lo
ng p
eriods
of tim
e.
Grades 5-8 Physical Science
Content Standard B. S
tudents
should
develo
p a
n u
nders
tandin
g o
f
pro
pertie
s a
nd c
hanges o
f pro
pertie
s
in m
atter.
Same as above
Grade 7, 4.b. S
tudents
know
the
his
tory
of lif
e o
n E
arth h
as b
een
dis
rupte
d b
y m
ajo
r cata
strophic
events
, such a
s m
ajo
r volc
anic
eru
ptions o
r th
e im
pacts
of aste
roid
s.
Grade 7, 4.c. S
tudents
know
that
evid
ence fro
m g
eolo
gic
layers
and
radio
active d
ating indic
ate
s E
arth is
appro
xim
ate
ly 4
.6 b
illio
n y
ears
old
and that lif
e o
n this
pla
net has e
xis
ted
for m
ore
than 3
billio
n y
ears
.
Grade 7, 4.d. S
tudents
know
fossils
pro
vid
e e
vid
ence o
f how
life a
nd
environm
enta
l conditio
ns h
ave
changed.
HS Earth Science 7.b. S
tudents
know
the g
lobal carb
on c
ycle
: th
e
diffe
rent physic
al and c
hem
ical fo
rms
of carb
on in the a
tmosphere
, oceans,
bio
mass, fo
ssils
fuels
, and the m
ove-
ment of carb
on a
mong these
reserv
oirs.
HS 9-12 Science in Personal and
Social Perspective Content
Standard F: S
tudents
should
develo
p u
nders
tandin
g o
f environ-
menta
l qualit
y, natu
ral and h
um
an-
induced h
azard
s, and s
cie
nce a
nd
technolo
gy in local, n
ational, a
nd
glo
bal challe
nges.
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Lesson
California Science
Standards
National Science
Standards
California History/
Social Science
Standards
National Geography
Standards
Education & the Environment
Environmental Principles &
Concepts
Commuter
Match and
Math
Grade 6, 6.a. Stu
dents
know
the u
tilit
y
of energ
y s
ourc
es is d
ete
rmin
ed b
y
facto
rs that are
involv
ed in c
onvertin
g
these s
ourc
es to u
sefu
l fo
rms a
nd the
consequences o
f th
e c
onvers
ion p
rocess.
Grades 5-8 Science &
Technology Content
Standard E. S
tudents
should
develo
p u
nders
tandin
g a
bout
scie
nce a
nd technolo
gy.
Grades 5-8 Standard
14.2.c. S
tudents
know
and
unders
tand the role
of
technolo
gy in the h
um
an
modific
ation o
f th
e p
hysic
al
environm
ent.
Same as above
HS Earth Science 7.b
. S
tudents
know
th
e g
lobal carb
on c
ycle
: th
e d
iffe
rent
physic
al and c
hem
ical fo
rms o
f carb
on in
the a
tmosphere
, oceans, bio
mass, fo
ssils
fu
els
, and the m
ovem
ent of carb
on a
mong
these reserv
oirs.
HS 9-12 Science & Technology
Content Standard E. S
tudents
should
develo
p u
nders
tandin
g
about scie
nce a
nd technolo
gy.
Grade 11 U.S. History
11.11. S
tudents
analy
ze
the m
ajo
r socia
l pro
ble
ms
and d
om
estic p
olic
y issues
in c
onte
mpora
ry A
merican
socie
ty.
HS Ecology 6.b.
Stu
dents
know
how
to a
naly
ze c
hanges
in the e
cosyste
m resultin
g fro
m c
hanges
in c
limate
, hum
an a
ctivity, in
troduction o
f nonnative s
pecie
s, or changes in p
opula
-tion s
ize.
HS Ecology 6.d. S
tudents
know
how
w
ate
r, c
arb
on, and n
itro
gen c
ycle
s
betw
een a
bio
tic resourc
es a
nd o
rganic
m
atter in
the e
cosyste
m a
nd h
ow
oxygen
cycle
s thro
ugh p
hoto
synth
esis
and respi-
ration.
Effects of
Global
Warming
HS Earth Science 6.c
. S
tudents
know
how
Earth's
clim
ate
has c
hanged o
ver
tim
e, correspondin
g to c
hanges in E
arth's
geogra
phy, atm
ospheric c
om
positio
n, and
oth
er fa
cto
rs, such a
s s
ola
r ra
dia
tion a
nd
pla
te m
ovem
ent.
HS 9-12 Science & Technology
Content Standard E. S
tudents
should
develo
p u
nders
tandin
g
about scie
nce a
nd technolo
gy.
Grades 5-8 Standard
14.3.b. S
tudents
know
the
sig
nific
ance o
f th
e g
lobal
impacts
of hum
an m
odific
a-
tion o
f th
e p
hysic
al
environm
ent.
Same as above
HS Earth Science 6.d. S
tudents
know
how
com
pute
r m
odels
are
used to p
redic
t th
e e
ffects
of th
e incre
ase in g
reenhouse
gases o
n c
limate
for th
e p
lanet as a
whole
and for specific
regio
ns.
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Lesson
California Science
Standards
National Science
Standards
California History/
Social Science
Standards
National Geography
Standards
Education & the Environment
Environmental Principles &
Concepts
Navigating
Opinion in
Search of
Facts
Grade 12 American
Democracy 12.3. S
tudents
evalu
ate
, ta
ke, and d
efe
nd
positio
ns o
n w
hat th
e funda-
menta
l valu
es a
nd p
rincip
les
of civ
il socie
ty a
re (i.e. th
e
auto
nom
ous s
phere
of
volu
nta
ry p
ers
onal, s
ocia
l, a
nd
econom
ic rela
tions that are
not
part o
f govern
ment), th
eir inte
r-dependence, and the m
eanin
g
and im
portance o
f th
ose v
alu
es
and p
rincip
les for a fre
e s
ocie
ty.
Same as above.
Grade 12 American
Democracy 12.6. S
tudents
evalu
ate
issues regard
ing
cam
paig
ns for national, s
tate
, and local ele
ctive o
ffic
es.
Grade 12 Economics 12.1.
Stu
dents
unders
tand c
om
mon
econom
ic term
s a
nd c
oncepts
and e
conom
ic reasonin
g.
Grade 12 Economics 12.3.
Stu
dents
analy
ze the influence
of th
e federa
l govern
ment on
the A
merican e
conom
y.
Grade 12 Economics 12.5.
Stu
dents
analy
ze the a
ggre
gate
econom
ic b
ehavio
r of th
e U
.S.
econom
y.
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Lesson
California Science
Standards
National Science
Standards
California History/
Social Science
Standards
National Geography
Standards
Education & the Environment
Environmental Principles &
Concepts
Our Energy
Diet
Grade 6, 6.a. Stu
dents
know
the u
tilit
y
of energ
y s
ourc
es is d
ete
rmin
ed b
y
facto
rs that are
involv
ed in c
onvertin
g
these s
ourc
es to u
sefu
l fo
rms a
nd the
consequences o
f th
e c
onvers
ion
pro
cess.
Grades 5-8 Science &
Technology Content Standard E.
Stu
dents
should
develo
p u
nder-
sta
ndin
g a
bout scie
nce a
nd
technolo
gy.
Grades 5-8 Standard 14.2.c.
Stu
dents
know
and u
nder-
sta
nd the role
of te
chnolo
gy in
the h
um
an m
odific
ation o
f th
e
physic
al environm
ent.
Same as above
HS 9-12 Ecology 6.b. S
tudents
know
how
to a
naly
ze c
hanges in the e
co-
syste
m resultin
g fro
m c
hanges in
clim
ate
, hum
an a
ctivity, in
troduction o
f nonnative s
pecie
s, or changes in
popula
tion s
ize.
HS 9-12 Science & Technology
Content Standard E. S
tudents
should
develo
p u
nders
tandin
g
about scie
nce a
nd technolo
gy.
Grade 11 U.S. History
11.11. S
tudents
analy
ze
the m
ajo
r socia
l pro
ble
ms
and d
om
estic p
olic
y
issues in c
onte
mpora
ry
Am
erican s
ocie
ty.
Grades 9-12 Standard 14.3.c.
Stu
dents
know
and u
nder-
sta
nd h
ow
to a
pply
appro
priate
m
odels
and info
rmation to
unders
tand e
nvironm
enta
l pro
ble
ms.
Taking
Action
Grade 6, 7.d
. S
tudents
will
com
muni-
cate
the s
teps a
nd results fro
m a
n
investigation in w
ritten reports a
nd o
ral
pre
senta
tions.
Grades 5-8 Science &
Technology Content Standard E.
Stu
dents
should
develo
p u
nder-
sta
ndin
g a
bout scie
nce a
nd
technolo
gy.
HS 9-12, 11.11.
Stu
dents
analy
ze the
majo
r socia
l pro
ble
ms
and d
om
estic p
olic
y
issues in c
onte
mpora
ry
Am
erican s
ocie
ty.
Grades 5-8 Standard 14.2.c.
Stu
dents
know
and u
nder-
sta
nd the role
of te
chnolo
gy in
the h
um
an m
odific
ation o
f th
e
physic
al environm
ent.
Same as above
Grade 7, 7.e
. S
tudents
will
com
muni-
cate
the s
teps a
nd results fro
m a
n
investigation in w
ritten reports a
nd o
ral
pre
senta
tions.
Grades 9-12 Investigation & Experi-
mentation 1.l. S
tudents
will
analy
ze
situations a
nd s
olv
e p
roble
ms that
require c
om
bin
ing a
nd a
pply
ing
concepts
fro
m m
ore
than o
ne a
rea o
f scie
nce.
HS 9-12 Science & Technology
Content Standard E. Stu
dents
should
develo
p u
nders
tandin
g
about scie
nce a
nd technolo
gy.
Grades 9-12 Standard 14.3.c.
Stu
dents
know
and u
nder-
sta
nd h
ow
to a
pply
appro
priate
m
odels
and info
rmation to
unders
tand e
nvironm
enta
l pro
ble
ms.
Grades 9-12 Investigation & Experi-
mentation 1.m. S
tudents
will
investi-
gate
a s
cie
nce-b
ased s
ocie
tal is
sue b
y
researc
hin
g the litera
ture
, analy
zin
g
data
, and c
om
munic
ating the fin
din
gs.
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Lesson
California Science
Standards
National Science
Standards
California History/
Social Science
Standards
National Geography
Standards
Education & the Environment
Environmental Principles &
Concepts
Where Does
Our Pollu-
tion Go?
HS Earth Science 5. H
eating o
f E
arth's
surface a
nd a
tmosphere
by the
sun d
rives c
onvection w
ithin
the a
tmos-
phere
and o
ceans, pro
ducin
g w
inds a
nd
ocean c
urrents
.
Grades 9-12 Energy and Space
Science Content Standard D.
Stu
dents
should
develo
p a
n u
n-
ders
tandin
g o
f energ
y in the e
arth
syste
m.
Same as above
HS Earth Science 5.a. S
tudent know
how
diffe
rential heating o
f E
arth results
in c
ircula
tion p
attern
s in the a
tmosphere
and o
ceans that glo
bally
dis
trib
ute
the
heat.
HS 9-12 Science & Technology
Content Standard E. Stu
dents
should
develo
p u
nders
tandin
g
about scie
nce a
nd technolo
gy.
HS 9-12 Science in Personal and
Social Perspective Content
Standard F: S
tudents
should
develo
p u
nders
tandin
g o
f environ-
menta
l qualit
y, natu
ral and h
um
an-
induced h
azard
s, and s
cie
nce a
nd
technolo
gy in local, n
ational, a
nd
glo
bal challe
nges.