Brief Description
This lesson physically shows how pollen and air allergens affect people.
Objectives
Students are introduced to how air born substances can affect people. Students learn how allergens effect the body.
Keywords
environmental science, toxicology, health issues, allergy studies
Materials Needed
green gelatin mix, petroleum jelly, blow dryer, paper plates, scissors
Lesson Plan
- Fold paper plates in half and make into a chick. Tell students that each chick went on picnic and feels sick. Decorate the chick.
- Spread petroleum jelly over all chicks. Put all "chick chocks" on floor.
- Blow "pollen" (green gelatin mix) onto the chicks with a blow dryer. Observe which of the chicks who went on a picnic are suffering from allergies (chicks with pollen on them).
- Allow children to guess which were the chicks who suffered the most.
Assessment
Discussion questions: Which chick is the sickest? Why? Who was closest to the trees with pollen? How do you know? Where did the green dust come from?
Lesson Plan Source
Submitted by: Theresa Santiago, (TChopper@AOL.COM ) EJ Patten Elementary School, Perth Amboy, New Jersey
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