American Lung Association: Ozone
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Provided by: The American Lung Association|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This article provides up-to-date information about how low-level ozone is formed, a short animation of ozone molecules damaging lungs, and details about populations at risk from ozone pollution.
Subjects: Chemistry, Biology, English Language Arts, Health
Authors: The American Lung Association
Region: North America, United States
Languages: English
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Positives
- This well-outlined article provides findings from recent scientific studies and highlights the health risks from ozone.
- It also differentiates ozone pollution (i.e., smog) from the ozone layer, which is beneficial for all life on Earth.
Additional Prerequisites
- This resource is easy to follow and self-explanatory.
Differentiation
- This resource could provide cross-curricular connections to social studies, English, and history courses that address social injustice, particularly related to proximity to sources of pollution.
- Biology classes could focus on the impacts of pollutants on cell systems and individual cells, such as if they affect the cell membrane, enzyme activity, or damage DNA.
- Environmental science classes could discuss the effects of ozone pollution on other plant and animal communities and think about how that may affect entire ecosystems.
The resource gives insights on chemical properties of ozone and its formation.
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