Air Pollution.

Year 10 Project work.

Aim

This research work aims to increase awareness and understanding of the sources and effects of the main
air pollutants and to identify possible responses to improve air quality.

Skills

Students will evolve an awareness of the current environmental issue of air quality in urban areas.
Students will also research an up to date appreciation of air quality in the particular areas, and the
importance of the contribution of vehicular pollution in particular as a major source of urban air
pollution today. Students will also increase their knowledge and understanding of the effects of urban
air pollution and gain an insight into the responses that can be taken to improve the quality of air.

Project deadline is 03.05.2021

1. Research of the air pollution

2. Fieldwork-to investigate the air pollution in the area
3. Final Product – video presentation (including the research of the problem+ evidences
+consequences+ possible solutions)

Research of the air pollution

Below are the detailed steps of the research:

Student needs to research and find the information about topic. Student needs to cover the questions
below by giving adequate information and supportive visual pieces of evidence. (The analyzing with
graphs, diagrams, pictures etc. are much preferable.)

1. Why is the air so important? (Give at least 3 examples to explain the importance of the air.)
2. Natural components of the air (chemical, physical)
3. Investigate the natural and human-based processes cause the global air pollution (List at list 4
causes.)
4. Investigate and share information about the riskiest areas due to the air pollution in the world.
Investigate the major causes of the air pollution in your region. Show the evidences (photos, videos
etc.)
5. Explain the negative impacts of air pollution on nature and human health
6. Solutions to air pollution: how to improve air quality? (Give at least 4 possible solutions.)
2. It is not allowed to copy& paste from the Internet, students must understand and to learn the
background of the problem while they are researching, it will help them to express the ideas in their
own words. 

3. The purpose of the project works is to uncover the student’s research and investigation, narrator and
presenter skills, to let the student learn the problems and find the correlation between causes and
consequences of the problems, to encourage him/her to put forward their solutions.

4. The content of the research should be summed up in the presentation (no more than 10 slides
excluding title, reference pages.)

 Title (the name of the project, the author/s, class)

 The content of the project work should be arranged in order and visual materials (photos,
diagrams, schemes could be included).
 The bibliography/references -could be the sites, books, encyclopedias etc. All major references
should be mentioned at the end of the doc.
 Any extra designs, illustrations, fun facts etc. Are allowed, it is up to student’s creativity. (not
formally demanded)
  Student’s submission should be original, the high plagiarism rate will be penalized by decreasing
grade.

Fieldwork- to investigate the air pollution in the area

The second step of Air pollution project is dedicated to the practicing in the field.

Here the student will investigate the sources of the air pollution in his/her neighborhood (The evidences
could be collected/recorded in living areas, parks, streets, buildings, industrial areas, houses etc.)

Student needs to take a video record of his/her investigation process as an evidence for air pollution.
(The duration should be no more than 3 minutes. Student should be seen in the video giving the
evidences). The student should provide at least 3 evidences for air pollution in neighborhood.

Final Product-Video Presentation

In the third step of the project student submits the processed version of the research –Video
presentation which includes the student’s academic research of air pollution + the video evidences.

By demonstrating and orally explaining the presentation student will be covering following points and
the presentation should be recorded for submitting as a final product. (The duration of the video
presentation should be planned for 7-10 min at most).

1. Why is the air so important? (Give at least 3 examples to explain the importance of the air.)
2. Natural components of the air (chemical, physical)
3. Investigate the natural and human-based processes cause the global air pollution (List at list 4
causes.)
4. Investigate and share information about the riskiest areas due to the air pollution in the world.
Investigate the major causes of the air pollution in your region. Show the evidences (photos, videos etc.)
5. Explain the negative impacts of air pollution on nature and human health
6. Solutions to air pollution: how to improve air quality? (Give at least 4 possible solutions.)
The video recorded by the student in the field should be posted in the slide (or the link of the video could
be shared in the slide)
The final version of the project must be submitted via Blackboard- Test Centre 2021- Air pollution.
Deadline: 03/05/2021
Project rubric
Criteria/ Points 7-10
Research. Author provides full
30% information about
importance of air, its
components and the factors
that pollute air. Included the
description of how each
factor pollutes air. Shares
information about the riskiest
areas due to the air pollution
in the world. Explains the
negative impacts of air
pollution on nature and
human health and suggests
solutions.
Fieldwork. The author took the clear
25% video of the neighborhood
pollutants.
The evidence of air pollution
shown in the video distinctly
demonstrates air pollution.
The author demonstrates the
presence in the video during
the field work. The author
provides at least 3 evidences
for air pollution in
neighborhood.
Video The author explains and
Presentation. covers all points of the
40% research part, provides
fieldwork recorded material
giving evidence for air
pollution in the video
presentation. The duration of
3-6 0-2
Author provides partial Student gives very
information about the limited information
factors that pollute air about the importance
and includes limited of air and the factors
information about that pollute it. Does not
components of air. provide information
Shares few the about the negative
negative impacts of air impacts of air pollution
pollution on nature on nature and human
and human health and health and its solutions.
its solutions.
The air pollution The video is not clear,
evidence provided in The evidence provided
the video is relevant, in the video is hardly
However, does not related or not related
demonstrates air to the project
pollution at the requirements.
moment of video The author’s presence
recording. The author’s in the video is not
presence is evident just evident.
in some parts of the
video.
The author provides at
least 2-3 evidences for
air pollution in
neighborhood.
The author explains The author hardly
and covers few points explains and cannot
of the research part, cover the main points
provides fieldwork of the research part,
recorded material the fieldwork record
giving 1-2 evidences does not provide or is
for air pollution in the not really related to air
 the video record of
presentation is 7-10 minutes.
Reference. Project bibliography was
5% complete (at least 5). All
sources were cited and media
included captions showing
source.
video presentation. pollution. The duration
of the video record of
the presentation is
either longer or shorter
than needed.
Some sources were Just 1-2 sources were
cited (3-4) Some cited. Pictures do not
pictures do not include include the captions
the captions showing showing source
source.