TEACHER MATERIALS

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Surface Ozone Protocol. The protocol provides the purpose, educational outcomes, overview, time, skills, materials, tools, background information, and guidelines to train students to measure surface ozone.

Ozone in the Schoolyard. The activity involves students in a real-world problem solving activity using the data they have collected. The lesson includes: 1) assessing students current level of knowledge about surface ozone; 2) materials, tools, & prerequisites to implement ozone data collecting; 3) the scientific procedures that were designed with the scientists to be used to gather data ; and 4) two sample post activity assessment instruments.

Looking at Ozone Data. Determining whether the data seem reasonable and make sense is the first step in looking at surface ozone data. The guidelines provide teacher with strategies to analytically review the ozone data collected and guide students to develop a research investigation.

Ozone Background Information. The succinct profile of Earth’s atmosphere will provide the background information needed to understand the difference between "good" and "bad" ozone, and how each is produced.

Constructing the Monitoring Station. The chemical strip for measuring surface ozone must be exposed in ambient air for 1 hour. To protect the strip from precipitation, a simple monitoring site may be easily constructed using this list of materials and directions.

Calibrating the Ozone Hand-held Scanner. The directions enable the teacher or student to calibrate the ozone hand-held scanner each day before taking a measurement. Daily calibration of the scanner is important to accurate data collecting.

The Production of Nitrogen Dioxide from Nitrogen (II) Oxide (Precursors of Ozone). A high school activity that can be integrated with the core curriculum to teach chemistry. Designed by Mary Beth Leavitt.

Producing Ozone Using A Tesla Coil. A high school activity that can be integrated with the core curriculum to teach chemistry. Designed by Mary Beth Leavitt.