Breathing Room! Indoor Pollution Activity Handbook
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (502 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1883822459 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 77 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
------ Breathing Room! is designed to draw teen's families and friends into discussions on this important topic. This high-quality resource was developed with the support of a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health.. Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off"stuff" in your environment can make you sickor help you thrive. A free companion website offers games, learning, and links to current news on indoor pollution. ------ Breathing Room! is also a fantastic supplement for middle and high school teachers of science or health who are looking for fresh materials to spice up their curriculum. A free web link provides National Science Education Standards connections. ------ Part of the 5-book Strive to Thrive! series, this teen-friendly, magazine-style activity book challenges teens to explore important and timely indoor air issues that they confront in their daily lives including health risks due to dust mites, mold, and odorless gases. Breathing Room! includes hands-on activities (using readily available materials), magazine-style readings, thought-provoking questions, games and puzzles
Terrific Science Press is the publishing arm of Miami University (Ohio) Center for Chemistry Education. CCE brings chemistry and companion sciences to life for teachers, parents, and students at all levels, encouraging them to work together to solve scientific challenges, think critically, and use their powers of observation.
The Strive to Thrive series offers fun and informative science activities that require little prep time, yet are interesting and engaging for students. --Consumers Guide to Afterschool Science Resources
Midwest Book Review said Features thematically appropriate hands-on activities. Terrific Science Press is a premier publisher of classroom-tested science resource materials for use as curriculum supplements by elementary school teachers and home schooling parents. Their newest five volume series is the 'Strive to Thrive Handbooks' for adolescent readers formatted in a 'kid friendly' magazine-style format. Deftly edited by Mickey Sarquis, this outstanding series consists of "Breathing Room!: Indoor Pollution Activity Handbook"; "Lather Up!: Hand Washing Activity Handbook";. "Great Resource" according to Aimee Hansen. The Breathing room activity book is an EXCELLENT resource about indoor air pollution. The book has very easy to read but informative articles that middle-school aged and older can understand. For example, one of the articles talks about some of the key causes of indoor air pollution and that indoor levels of some air pollutants are sometimes 2-5 to 100 times higher than outdoor levels. The readings definetely made an impact on my students and made them think. The BEST part of the book is all o