Monday, 13 April 2026

Climate action festival class 1

 Make a plan for your display : Create a strategy to invite people to come to your booth and make a plan to engage the interest of your audience

TOPICS: 

1. MEASURING CO2 :   take CO2 levels in different school rooms show pics of result.  

Make a poster describing the CO2 levels in different areas of the school or home or in any other places of your choosing.  Also, include the following information in your poster

Good ventilation health effects Lancet article on designing infectious disease resilience in schools. pic1 of ventilation benefits 



Health Canada summary of ventilation as source of pic2 on CO2 harms

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/residential-indoor-air-quality-guidelines-carbon-dioxide.html 

taking readings for aranet 4 

Look at Al Haddrell's videos on how CO2 influences the stability of SARS-CoV-2

and especially consider the effect of climate change 

2. build a CR box write clear instructions for how to make a  CR box  to filter wildfire smoke

2.a Clean Air Crew instructions for CR box , note instructions on the single filter model
and here 



2.b CR boxes can reduce illness in classrooms by removing germs floating in the air . A news article summarizing  the scientific research 


  Air filters can reduce absence due to illness in Sweden




3.  Outdoor and Indoor air pollution. PM 2.5 from indoor and outdoor sources . What are the effects of wildfire smoke affect on health. make a poster & a physical creative display out of wood & human body model . 

Great visual on PM 2.5



4.  historical CO2 levels NASA and NOAA data shows changes in CO2 over time. Make a poster of Climate change & a physical creative display of the earth & CO2 & using props  

5.  Performance options: 
Do some busking at the festival:  
Or help run a button making station or...your choice

6.  Co-design a sustainable future: Be an artist for the festival WHAT ARE BUILDINGS THAT USE LESS ENERGY: SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
CREATE A DREAM FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING
TOPICS can include  transportation , living in your house, work, shopping , gathering, recreation 

7.  Create sustainability buttons for the Clean Air festival.  Use the button maker from the library.
8.  Make a poster on the climate change impacts of DATA CENTRES

8.  SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION .  WHAT ARE ALL THE ALTERNATIVES FOR TRANSPORTATION?  

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