Your school's learning journey

Start your school's clean air journey and help your students feel empowered to make change in their community!

Part of Clean Air Champions, supported by the Bupa Foundation.

We have curriculum based resources for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. Our lesson packs are ready-to-go with presentations, lesson plans and worksheets, as well as whole school assemblies suitable for primary and secondary schools.

Key Stage 1: Learning resources for ages 5-7

Science and Health

National curriculum learning objectives:

  • To learn that exercise helps our bodies to stay healthy.
  • To understand what our lungs do.
  • To identify ways in which we can look after our lungs.

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Key Stage 2: Learning resources for ages 7-11

Geography

National curriculum learning objectives:

  • To understand what air pollution is.
  • To understand what causes air pollution.
  • To understand the effects of air pollution.

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Science and Health

National curriculum learning objectives:

  • To understand what the lungs do and how they work.
  • To identify things that can cause harm to our lungs.
  • To identify ways in which we can look after our lungs.

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Key Stage 3: Learning resources for ages 11-14

Geography

National curriculum learning objectives:

  • KS3: Urbanisation, challenges of urban environments, understanding of the interaction of human and physical processes to influence and change landscapes and environments, map work, data skills.
  • GCSE: Human and Physical field work, urbanisation, fieldwork skills, data skills.

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Science

National curriculum learning objectives:

  • Pollution - monitoring and maintaining the environment.
  • Combustion of hydrocarbon fuels and incomplete combustion.
  • The respiratory system in humans. Gas exchange system. How to maintain a healthy respiratory system. Impacts of air pollution and smoking on the lungs.

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Assemblies

Primary school

Aim: To become aware of the main lung conditions that affect people in the UK and to learn how we can support good lung health.

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Secondary school

Aim: To be able to describe the main types of air pollution, the conditions they cause and why it is important to monitor air quality - especially in and around schools.

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What next?

These resources have been developed to support your student's learning - with this knowledge they can decide on changes to make in their communities to improve air quality, and feel confident in doing so.

Why not meet as an eco-club to decide on what to do next - can you share this information further. to parents/carers and governors? Or put up anti-idling posters? Campaign for more students using active-travel to and from school? Implement a School Street?

If you would like support with this or have any questions, let us know at schools@asthmaandlung.org.uk.