Education

Are you interested in having an air quality program for your students?

Aura Ozone Monitoring Garden Education Program

Most people know somebody who has asthma or some kind of sensitivity to polluted air. Air quality is an issue that concerns everyone from lawmakers, to farmers, to families. One of the primary components of air quality is the amount of ozone found in the air we breathe (troposphere). While ozone in the upper atmosphere (stratosphere) protects life from harmful ultraviolet radiation, ozone in the lower atmosphere (troposphere) is a pollutant that damages plants and human lung tissue. NASA scientists study the health of our atmosphere through the use of the Aura. This program will describe and explain ozone chemistry, NASA's Aura satellite, and plant biological response to ozone. Students will learn how to recognize ozone damage symptoms on plant leaves, how to estimate the amount of damage, and which plants are susceptible to ozone.

+ Go to the the Aura Air Quality Education Program.