The National Saftey Council's Environmental Health Center (NCS's EHC) developed this guide in cooperation with the EPA. The guide was designed to be used in 4th through 6th grade classrooms. There are a series of lessons and resources that teachers can use to help students explore IAQ in their homes. Students can learn about different indoor pollutants and effects that pollutants may have on their bodies.

Access the PDF.

Activities and lessons created by the American Lung Association for grades PreK-2 and 3-5. 

Access the activities on the American Lung Association website.

Unit from TeachEngineering about how air pollution and poor air quality affect human health and the environment. This unit was designed for 5th grade students and contains 6 lessons and 12 activities, including a lesson where students identify types and sources of indoor air pollution in their home and school environments. 

Access the unit on the TeachEngineering website.

The US Green Building Council's Learning Lab has lessons on sustainability for grades K-12 on their online platform. A subscription to the platform costs $40 per year. It has the following lessons related to IAQ:

• Boost Your IAQ (Grades 3-4)

• Urban Trees Part 1 - Engage: How do trees benefit humans and the environments? (Grades 6-8)

• School Air Eco-Audit (Grades 9-12)

Learn more about the lessons here.

This is a great at home science experiment that students can conduct with the help of their parents. Create at home measuring devices for air particles and see what part of your home has the most.

View the at home science experiment lesson here.

The EPA has developed hands-on activities for teachers and students that include a particlate matter (PM) sensor kit that can be built by students. Activities are targeted to grades 5-12 and make use of Arduino boards and programming.

View the activities here.