Experiment Background: We have been studying different environmental issues that affect our world.

Air
Pollution is one major issue that affects us everyday. We will use an internet site to learn more about air
pollution. When our investigation is finished, you will create a brochure about air pollution and what
people can do to help eliminate the air pollution they help create.
Activity Instructions: Go to the following web site and follow the instructions on the site called Air
Pollution Emissions Information, Activities and Data. A copy of the site page is attached to this
handout.
http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/air/monops/lessons/airpollutioninfo.html

Project Instructions: Your task is to create a brochure that explains air pollution and ways people can
help reduce air pollution. You will be responsible to answer several questions related to the facts you
put in your brochure.
Criteria:

1. Brochure should give a detailed explanation of air pollution.

2. Brochure should explain the 1990 Clean Air Act
3. Brochure should discuss sources that are the main contributors to emissions.
4. Brochure should discuss ways people can help reduce air pollution.
5. Brochure should have no grammatical mistakes.
6. Brochure should have attractive formatting. (See Examples)
7. Brochure should have well-organized information.
8. Student should be able to answer questions related to the facts in the brochure.

Criteria

Detailed
Explanation of
Air Pollution
Explanation of
1990 Clean Air
Act
Discuss Main
Contributors to
Emissions

Needs
Improvement
1
Explanation
includes 3-5
facts about Air
Pollution.
No Explanation

Satisfactory
2

Good
3

Excellent
4

Explanation
includes 6-8
facts about Air
Pollution.

Explanation
includes 9-11
facts about Air
Pollution.

Explanation
includes 12- 14
facts about Air
Pollution.
Explanation
Included

___X2 =

Discussion of 4-5
Main
Contributors to
Emissions
Discussion of
7-9 Ways People
Can Help
Reduce Air
Pollution
There are few
(3-1)
grammatical
mistakes in the
brochure.
The brochure has
attractive
formatting.

Discussion of 5-6
Main
Contributors to
Emissions
Discussion of
10-12 Ways
People Can Help
Reduce Air
Pollution
There are no
grammatical
mistakes in the
brochure.

___X2 =

Discussion of 0-1 Discussion of 2-3

Main
Main
Contributors to
Contributors to
Emissions
Emissions
Discuss Ways
Discussion of 0-3
Discussion of
People Can
Ways People
4-6 Ways People
Help Reduce Air Can Help Reduce
Can Help
Pollution
Air Pollution
Reduce Air
Pollution
Grammar
There are many
There are some
(more than 6)
(6-4)
grammatical
grammatical
mistakes in the
mistakes in the
brochure.
brochure.
Attractiveness
The brochures
The brochure has
formatting is
somewhat
confusing to the
attractive
reader.
formatting.
Organization
The brochures
The brochures
information is
information is

The brochures
information is

The brochure has

exceptionally
attractive
formatting.
The brochures
information is

Score

_____/8

_____/8
___X2 =
_____/8

Knowledge
Gained

TOTAL POINTS

organized in a
confusing
manner.
Student can not
accurately
answer questions
related to facts
in the brochure.

some-what
organized.

well-organized.

exceptionally
organized.

Student can
accurately
answer some
questions
related to facts
in the brochure.

Student can
accurately
answer most
questions
related to facts
in the brochure.

Student can
accurately
answer all
questions related
to facts in the
brochure.
_____/44
= _____ %