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Airpollutionfieldwork
Airpollutionfieldwork
Airpollutionfieldwork
FieldWork
Name:__________________
Airpollutionissomethingoftenexperienced,ratherthanseen.Inthemost
extremecasesthepresenceofsmogcanoverwhelmallthesenses.Airpollutantssuch
asvehicleemissions,industrialbyproducts,andlandfillsproducegreenhousegases.
Thesegasesabsorbenergyfromthesuntherebyheatingtheearth,globalwarming.
Thistemperatureincreaseispredictedtoleadtorisesinsealevel,changesinseasonal
timing,andadecreaseinbiodiversity.Scientistsuseparticlecounterstoclassifyand
countthepollutantsintheair.Inthisexperiment,wewillexamineairpollutioninour
ownenvironmentbytrappingtheairborneparticlesandexaminingthemundera
microscope.
Problem:
Howdoesairpollutiondifferindifferentenvironments?
Materials:
Microscopeslides
Petroleumjelly
Microscope(atleast10xmagnification)
Shoebox(transportation)
Procedure:
1.Takeaglassmicroscopeslideandsmearathinlayerofpetroleumjellyontothetop
surfaceensuringtheentiresurfaceiscoated.
2.Placetheslideintheareasthroughoutthecity:
Slide1
Slide2
Slide3
Slide4
Slide5
3.Labelyourslidesaccordingtoitslocationabove.
4.Placetheslidesinanopenarea,wheretheairflowsfreely.
5.Wait72hoursandcollectyourslides.
6.Usingamicroscopeexaminetheparticlesthatweretrappedbythepetroleumjelly.
Canyouclassifytheparticles?Whatpercentageoftheslideiscovered?
7.Compareslides.
8.Organizeyourdatainachart.