Resources
for
Students, Teachers, and Parents

Notice:
Placement of a link on this page does not constitute an endorsement, warranty or guarantee by the SCAQMD. The SCAQMD is not responsible for the content found on these web sites.

Got Homework?

Got homework about air pollution and its health effects?
 We've got answers!

• Health Effects of Air Pollution
• History of Air Pollution Control in Southern California
• Historical air quality levels - Is smog getting better or worse?  Find out by checking  in Southern California
• Kids Page - AQMD Activities and Experiments (for sixth graders)
• Introducing the AQMD - What is the AQMD? Why is it here and what does it do.
• AQMD News - What has the AQMD done lately to fight smog?  AQMD Newsletter.
   
• TheKnowZone - Stuff for kids, students, and teachers. California Air Resources Board (CARB).
• Air Quality Index - FOR KIDS! - EPA web page
• EPA web pages
  • Kids (Ages 4-10, Pre-K through 4th grade)
     Kids Club - Projects, Games, Art and Helpful Tips
  • Students (Grades 5-8)
    Student Center - Environmental Concepts, Activities and Tips
  • High School (Grades 9-12)
     High School Environmental Center
  • Teachers (for classroom and non-traditional educators)
     Environmental Education Center - Basic Environmental Concepts and Teaching Aids
  • Office of Environmental Education
    Grants, training, fellowships, and the President's Environmental Youth Awards
  • Researchers
    Technical Documents, Research Funding and More

Environmental Web Sites for Students and Teachers

Federal government agencies

• BLM Learning Landscapes - Bureau of Land Management
• Department of Energy
  • Kids Zone
  • Office of Science
  • Dr. E's Energy Lab - EERE Kids Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • Drinking Water for Kids - Classroom Activities and Experiments
• Especially for Kids! - US Fish and Wildlife Service; resources for students and teacher
• Learn NPS - National Park Service education portal
• NOAA Education Resources - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
• USDA Forest Service - Conservation education site

State and regional government agencies

• Energy Quest - California Energy Commission
• PlanetPA - Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
• Smog City an interactive game -  Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD
• TheKnowZone - Stuff for kids, students, and teachers. California Air Resources Board (CARB).
• TNRCC Education K-12 - Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission
  • TNRCC air quality lesson plans

Other organizations and media

• Discovery Channel School
• National Audubon Society Education
• National Geographic Kids
• Kids' Corner - Rainforest Action Network
• Kid's Stuff - World Wildlife Fund
• kidzone - National Wildlife Federation
• Think Earth - Environmental Education Foundation

Air Pollution, Asthma and Children's Health

US Environmental Protection Agency

• AIRNow - Air Quality Index (AQI)
   
• Air Quality Index - FOR KIDS!
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• Office of Children's Health Protection
  • Summertime Safety - Keeping Kids Safe from Sun and Smog
  • "Smog:  Who Does it Hurt?"
  • Ozone Health Effects

California Air Resources Board

• Research: Air Pollution Research Reports/Studies - Health Effects of Air Pollution

Other Health Organizations

• American Lung Association
  • Los Angeles County
  • Orange County
  • Inland Counties (San Bernardino, Riverside) affiliate

Asthma and Allergy Information

• Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America
  • Southern California chapter
• Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Online -- maintained by American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Asthma and Allergy Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc.
• MyAsthma.com
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute from the National institutes of Health
• National Jewish Medical and Research Center -- Denver, Colo., hospital specializing in respiratory diseases including asthma
• Smart Parents' Health Source - Medem web site

If you should find an non-working link or a web site that you think should be added, let me know - J. Ospital, Health Effects Officer.