Sign up for the September WaterBlitz!
The Great UK WaterBlitz is a biannual campaign by Earthwatch. It calls on everyone to go out and test the quality of their local freshwater including rivers, streams and lakes. This helps to build a national picture of water quality across the UK. Sign up to the next Great UK WaterBlitz taking [...]
Clear science for clean air – teaching air quality in schools
SEPA describe how they celebrated Clean Air Day with an interactive day at the Glasgow Science Centre. Watch their Youtube video. Over 800 pupils took part in a selection of experiments from data mapping to throwing air pollution ping pongs balls in the 'Our Amazing Air' science show. Pupils have [...]
Air pollution and children
Read this sobering Child in the City article (19 June 2024) , which describes why Air pollution is a global killer – and it’s the under fives who are most at risk.
Clean Air Day – what are schools doing with SEPA?
20th June was Clean Air Day. Through a programme of education workshops and events, SEPA have: Engaged with over 2,000 pupils this school term. Brought the impact of our decisions to life through an interactive air quality exhibit. Launched new tools for pupils to see the data from their own [...]
Children’s perspectives on quality in local natural outdoor spaces
This Natural England report (December 2022) describes research to co-create a quantitative measure for children and young people. It presents an overview of evidence to better understand how children and young people aged 8–15 years old judge the quality of their local natural environments and rate the quality of outdoor [...]
Clean Air Day Thursday 9th June 2022, 4pm-5pm
This interactive session from Transform Our World, introduces educators to a range of free schools' resources they can use to celebrate Clean Air Day and support their journeys to improve air quality with their school community.
