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Q u a l i t y E x p l o r e rs
E x p l o r e rs H a n d b o o k
Hello, I’m a scientist and
I’m sending you on a very
important mission to find
out about air quality.
Air is all around us and we
need it to breathe, but if it
gets polluted, it’s bad for
us and the environment!
Use your explorer skills to find
the clues hidden in this
Explorers Handbook and fill
out your very important
Discovery Sheet.
Can you crack the
riddles and unlock
the password to
complete the
mission?
Good
luck!
DISCOVERY 1:
Air pollution is harmful to the planet,
humans and animals. Air pollution is
made up of gas, fumes and dust.
Password
********
W h a t L e t t e r A m I . . .
I appear once in car but twice in cycle
DISCOVERY 2:
Air pollution mainly comes from
transport, like cars, buses, trains
and aeroplanes, as well as from
factories and construction (new
buildings being made).
Password
********
W h a t L e t t e r A m I . . .
I’m silent in walk, but you can hear me in leap
DISCOVERY 3:
Our lungs can get damaged from air
pollution, causing some people to get
asthma. Asthma is a health condition
that makes it difficult to breathe.
Password
********
W h a t L e t t e r A m I . . .
I’m double in tree, but single in leaf
DISCOVERY 4:
The healthiest ways to travel for our
planet and ourselves is by walking,
scooting and cycling. And they are
fun too!
Password
********
W h a t L e t t e r A m I . . .
I start active, as well as action
DISCOVERY 5:
Idling is when you keep a vehicles
engine on when it is not moving.
It is better to turn the engine off!
Password
********
W h a t L e t t e r A m I . . .
I’m found in rain but also in sun
DISCOVERY 6:
Trees and plants absorb carbon
dioxide through photosynthesis!
Breathing in too much Carbon
dioxide is harmful to humans.
Password
********
W h a t L e t t e r A m I . . .
I’m a vowel in skateboard but not in scooter
DISCOVERY 7:
Pollutants released into the air from
cars include nitrogen oxide and
ammonia.
Password
********
W h a t L e t t e r A m I . . .
I’m there in drive but absent in drove
DISCOVERY 8:
“Lichen” are living things which grows
on trees, walls and rocks. Some lichen
only live where the air is clean, while
others can tolerate pollution.
Password
********
W h a t L e t t e r A m I . . .
I’m last in motor but first in run
Well, detectives, how did you do? Hopefully you’ve filled in
your Discovery Sheet (or jotter) and cracked the password!
The answers appear
later in this Explorers
Handbook and you
can check them
soon. No peeking
until you’re all done!
But first, let’s look at
some of the ways
we can improve air
quality.
What can you do to improve
air quality?
Walk and Cycle!
especially for short journeys
Turn off the
car engine!
CHOOSE A QUIETER
ROUTE TO SCHOOL
LET’S WORK TOGETHER
TO KEEP OUR AIR CLEAN!
Now explorers,
it’s time to check
your answers!
Discovery 1:
Air pollution is made up of GAS, FUMES
and DUST that are harmful to people,
animals and plants.
Discovery 2:
The main sources of air pollution are:
1. TRANSPORT
2. FACTORIES
3. CONSTRUCTION
Discovery 3:
Air pollution is bad for our health. It
can lead to ASTHMA, and damages
our LUNGS.
Discovery 4:
WALKING, SCOOTING and
CYCLING are great ways to travel to
school to reduce car use and help the air!
Discovery 5:
IDLING means keeping a vehicles
ENGINE on when it is not moving.
You should turn it OFF, especially
outside the school gates.
Discovery 6:
TREES and PLANTS are very important
to air quality. They take in CARBON
DIOXIDE, which is harmful to humans.
Discovery 7:
Pollutants released into the air from cars
include NITROGEN OXIDE and
AMMONIA.
Discovery 8:
Some types of LICHEN only like growing
where the air is clean, while others can
tolerate some pollution.
PASSWORD REVEALED
Password
C L E A N A I R
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Well done! I knew you could do it.
Now you can try our “Lichen Walk”!
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