Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Informal Education
Subject
Earth Science, Weather and Climate
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Participants will work in groups to make an aerosol sensor, a simple adhesive tool that allows them to collect data and estimate the extent of aerosols present in their surrounding outdoor and indoor environment.
By the end of this activity, participants will:gain an understanding of data collection and interpretation as they explore and observe the number of aerosols present in the air around them.
Next Generation Science Standards: 3ESS3-1, 4ESS3-2, 5ESS2-1, 5ESS3-1, 3-5-ETS1-1
Common Core State Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.4