Field Testing for Ozone

• In this experiment, students will test the levels of tropospheric ozone present in the air. 
  
• Students will perform the experiment, analyze their data, and learn about ways to reduce tropospheric ozone. 
  

Positives

• Students will gather data and see evidence of pollution that affects human health and the environment.
• The directions for the experiment are well written and easy to follow.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should have basic prior knowledge about the atmosphere.
  

• Teachers will need to gather materials ahead of time.

Differentiation

• Students could work in groups for this experiment, pairing students with different strengths.
• Science classes could explore the reasons for potentially higher levels of ozone during warmer or sunnier weather.
  
• For math and statistics lessons, students could calculate other parameters from the data such as the mean, median, and mode.
• Other resources related to this topic include this article from the American Lung Association on ozone and this StC air pollution unit about air pollution.

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