Indoor Air Quality Curriculum Overview
The town of Hydroville passed a bond issue to create a middle school by renovating and adding on to its historic library. Students, teachers, and staff attending the newly remodeled school have been complaining of odors and feeling sick. High school students participating in this problem act as a team of environmental consults to determine if there really is an indoor air quality problem in the school. Student teams present their findings at the next school board meeting. (based on 50-minute class periods)Recommended for 10th grade Biology
Timetable for Using the Indoor Air Quality Curriculum
Introduction – Welcome to Hydroville
2 class periods
Background Activities (12 separate activities)
22 class periods
Indoor Air Quality Scenario
10 class periods
TOTAL
34 class periods
*Time requirements are estimates
Students build a scale model of the Hydroville Middle School which is experiencing indoor air quality problems.
