Welcome to the Air Quality Curriculum Project.

The Air Quality curriculum is designed to incrementally lead students, Grades 6 – 8, through Internet-based and hands-on learning experiments to discover not only the science behind air quality, but also the health implications related to poor air quality exposure. 

The theme established for each grade level integrates air pollution topics with the science curricula currently taught in schools.  The activities in each theme increase in complexity to match student ability levels ranging through grades 6 – 8.  The types of student inquiry activities vary from Internet-based, to laboratory, culminating in student driven learning through the creation of a scientific investigation.  Each grade level unit will take approximately 2 – 2.5 weeks to implement, and can be used to address many of the Connecticut Framework - Middle School Science Standards.