In this lesson, students discuss what they know about air quality, play a game to facilitate understanding of air quality, and create an action plan to inspire solutions in their community.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students spend some time wondering and writing about air quality, climate change, and health.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students play a classroom game called “How’s Your Atmosphere?” and create an action plan to be presented next class and shared with others.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students participate in a class discussion about personal actions to address air quality.

Students learn how climate change impacts cardiorespiratory health and explore ways they can expand their actionable responses to climate change. 

Step 1 - Inquire: Students warm up, look over the diagram of the cardiorespiratory system, and consider the questions “What might cause harm to my cardiorespiratory system?” and “How does the quality of the air I breathe impact my lungs and my health?”

Step 2 - Investigate: Students play the "Catch Your Breath Game" and analyze how air quality impacts the cardiorespiratory system.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students consider how New Jersey organizations and stakeholders can work collaboratively to minimize impacts of air pollution and climate change on their own health and the health of future generations.

This lesson introduces students to the relationship between health and climate change through play and movement. 

Step 1 - Inquire: Students complete an exercise warm-up and wonder about the question "Why am I breathing so hard?"

Step 2 - Investigate: Students play a game focusing on exercise, the carbon cycle, and climate change.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students discuss ways in which they can help address climate change, such as planting trees.