We have several teaching resources on the subject of air quality, ranging from a facilitated classroom programme for Years 5-8 to senior
Air is all around us, we need it to live, and when it becomes polluted it affects everyone.
Wintertime air quality in Canterbury’s towns and cities is poor at times. 80-90% of the pollution comes from home heating. The problem is made worse by Canterbury’s geography and frosty, calm winter climate, which create temperature inversions – a layer of warm air traps the smog underneath. The way to improve air quality in Canterbury towns is to move towards cleaner methods of keeping our homes warm.
What we offer
Your Environment, Canterbury (E-box) Clearing the air
Information that breathes fresh air into the issue of wintertime smog. What is air pollution, what causes it, why is it so bad in Canterbury towns and cities, and what can you do about it?
Clearing the air (pdf 1.05MB)
The Air We Breathe
A senior geography resource. Class set of workbooks plus teachers’ NCEA Level 2 assessment schedule. No in-class facilitation offered, but we can arrange presentations from council staff to complement work based on this resource.