Graphing and mapping patterns of air quality in Los Angeles, California through an environmental justice lens.
Author(s): Adriane Clark Jones
Mount Saint Mary's University
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This is a three-part student activity that could be done in lecture or lab. Part 1 assigns a series of current popular press articles to read and a series of discussion questions. Students read and complete this section before the in-class activity. Part 2 takes place in class, students will be introduced to ESRI ArcGIS online and guided through a mapping activity using Living Atlas Layers. The students answer questions about their map. Part 3 is assigned as homework students select two Real-Time EPA AirNow Air Quality Monitoring Sites and download a year of data for the two locations from https://www.epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data/download-daily-data. The students will use Microsoft Excel to plot the data from each location and then use the graphs to answer questions.
Updated Link for sample map https://arcg.is/1Le4GH
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- Jones, a. C. (2021). Graphing and mapping patterns of air quality in Los Angeles, California through an environmental justice lens.. Social Justice and Community Change, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/AZ2T-1Y63