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ERIC Number: EJ1443116
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Feb
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
EISSN: EISSN-1938-1328
The "Clean Air Outreach Project": A Paired Research and Outreach Program Looking at Air Quality Microenvironments around Elementary Schools
Yara Khalaf; Carol Salama; Brenda Kurorwaho; Jessica C. D'eon; Hind A. Al-Abadleh
Journal of Chemical Education, v100 n2 p681-688 2023
The City of Kitchener is the largest city in Waterloo Region in the province of Ontario, the third fasting growing region in Canada, yet it has only one air quality monitoring station. Our research group launched a pilot project in September 2020 to install a network of AQMesh multisensor mini air quality monitoring stations (pods) near elementary schools in Kitchener. Here, we describe an outreach and educational project (The Clean Air Outreach Project), which we launched in May 2021 for elementary-school-aged students attending schools near the pods. The primary goal of this project was spreading awareness about air quality and its connection to health impacts, principles of chemical reactions in the atmosphere, and climate change. The project continued until December 2021. Virtual presentations were delivered by a team of undergraduate university students to a total of 350 students in grades 5-8. Student knowledge was assessed using poll questions and Kahoot games. Follow-up interviews were conducted with the teachers, who reflected on the impact and educational elements of our presentations. The outcomes of this outreach project and teachers' feedback revealed that such initiatives can spark interest in scientific knowledge in general and engagement in environmental issues at the school and community levels.
Division of Chemical Education, Inc. and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: eic@jce.acs.org; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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