Air Quality Index for Kids Teacher's Reference Page

NOTE: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, available as a free download, to view some of the files on this page.
See AIRNow PDF page to learn more about PDF, and for a link to the free Acrobat Reader.

The Air Quality Index Kid's Web site is intended for children between the ages of 7-10.

Teacher's Reference (600KB, 15 pp., PDF) - A printable version of the Air Quality Index Kid's Web site, which includes links to additional air quality information.

Air Quality Index - A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health (PDF, 12pp., 629KB - This booklet explains EPA's Air Quality Index (AQI) and the health effects of major air pollutants. AUgust 2009

Air Quality Index Games

• Online - Play the Air Quality Game Show or the AQI Color Game online.
• Print Version Printable versions of the "AQI Game Show" and "AQI Color Game" which can be used as a quiz.

Posters - Download posters you can print for your classroom.

• Complete set of posters (1.2 MB,6pp., PDF)

Select and download individual posters.

• AQI Introduction (77KB,1 p.,PDF)
• Green AQI Index Color (56KB, 1p., PDF)
• Yellow AQI Index Color (409KB,1p., PDF)
• Orange AQI Index Color (214KB, 1p., PDF)
• Red AQI Index Color (232KB, 1p., PDF)
• Purple AQI Index Color (369KB, 1p., PDF)

Air Quality Links

• AIRNow
• Air Quality Forecasts
• Ozone Maps
• What you can do about Ozone
• What you can do about Air Pollution
• What you can do about Climate Change
• Visibility
• Ozone
• Ozone and your health
• Particulate Matter
  
• Summertime Safety: Keeping Kids Safe from Sun and Smog (304KB, 2pp., PDF)

Other Kids Sites from the EPA

• Climate Change
• Recycle City
  

Other Kids Sites

• North Carolina Division of Air Quality - Just for Kids
• California Bay Area - Spare The Air

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