Air Pollution: Particulates, Smog, and Emissions

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Identify natural and anthropogenic sources of air pollution, including fossil fuel combustion, industrial smoke, particulate matter, and ground-level ozone smog.

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Environmental Factors, Human Impact, and Sustainable Solutions

4th Grade · Science · Open Global Science

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Analyze threats to Earth's atmosphere and systems, and investigate sustainable community architecture, renewable energy, and resource stewardship.

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OGS.5.ESS.4Open Global Science Standards 2026™ · 4th Grade

Analyze environmental factors and human-induced threats to Earth's systems—including atmospheric pollution, the greenhouse effect, acid rain, and ozone layer depletion—and investigate how climate conditions influence community architecture, energy use, and sustainable resource stewardship.