Lessons and Activities for Teaching Grades 9-12

Table of Contents

      Section I — Introduction to Air Quality

               Introduction to Air Pollution

               Criteria Pollutant: Ozone (O₃)

                          Ozone Depletion

                          Particulates (PM)

                          Carbon Monoxide (CO)

                          Nitrogen Oxides (NO_x)

                          Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂)

                          Lead (Pb)

                          VOCs

               End of Chapter Review Questions  

      Section II — Ambient Air Quality Standards 

               History of Air Quality

               The Clean Air Act

               CAA and the States

               National Ambient Air Quality Standards

               Ambient Air Monitoring Program

               The NAAQS for Ozone and the Tulsa Area

               The Air Quality Index

               End of Chapter Review Questions  

      Section III—Air Quality in the Tulsa Area

               Tulsa’s Air Quality

               Sources of Tulsa's Pollution              

               Tulsa Area Ozone Alert! Program 

               Tulsa Commuter Choice Program

               Tulsa Clean Cities Program

               Alternative Fuels

               Citizen Responsibility

               End of Chapter Review Questions  

      Section IV—Supplemental Material (Under Construction)

               Section Overview

               The Atmosphere

                      Introduction

                     Atmospheric Layers

                     Atmospheric Composition

                     Solar Radiation

                     The Greenhouse Effect

                     Solar Variations

                     Axial Tilt

                    Atmospheric Circulation 

                    Coriolis Effect

                    Oceanic Circulation 

             The Weather 

                    Climate and Weather

                    Hydrologic Cycle

                    Carbon Cycle

                Temperature

                    Latitude and Altitude

                   Jet Stream

                   Continentality

                   Topography

                   How Weather Affects Pollution

                   Global Warming: Overview

                   Global Warming: Research

                   Local Effects on Weather

                   Oklahoma Climate and Weather