Clean Air Responsible Schools (C.A.R.S)

Hands-on air quality and climate program that empowers climate action!

The Clean Air Responsible Schools  - C.A.R.S.  - program aims to develop an understanding of air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change, with an emphasis on science data collection and personal action. This program will engage students in a local stewardship action and empower them to be the agents of change for GHG reductions at your school by collecting meaningful data with your very own air quality sensor!

Through this program, students will see that personal action can make a difference in their schools and local communities!

The CARS program in 2023 will be delivered as a 4 part program including a

• Air Quality and Climate Teacher professional development program - Feb 22, 2023
• Classroom presentation tailored to your grade level
• Use of the Temboo air quality monitor to collect information on air pollutants including CO2, temperature, and relative humidity so students can see the immediate effects of inversions, smokey skies, increases in school traffic, and more!
• Implementation an fully supported education action project to improve air quality around the school (ie: idle-free campaign, carpool zones, tree planting project, etc.)

For more information please contact project coordinator Braeden Elenko

Curriculum Extensions

This program is suitable for grades 5-10 with strong curricular connections to Grade 5 Weather Watch and Grade 9 Environmental Chemistry, and perfect for any lessons that teach scientific data collection and interpretation.

• Grade 5 Science - Weather Watch
  Grade 5 Science - Classroom Chemistry
  Grade 7 Science - Interactions and Ecosystems
  Grade 8 Science - Mix and Flow of Matter
  Grade 9 Science - Environmental Chemistry
  Science 24 - Applications of Matter and Chemical Change
  Science 24 - Disease Defence and Human Health
  Science 30 - Chemistry and the Environment