Engaging high school students in air quality monitoring and issues related to the impact of air quality on health, using CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) data.

Environmental education is becoming more crucial with the increasing challenges posed by environmental hazards. 

At CAMS NCP (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service National Collaboration Program atmosphere.copernicus.eu/cams-national-collaboration-programme), we aim to introduce high school students to the topic of air pollution. 

Through our projects, we demonstrate how to process and interpret data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) to provide students with valuable insights, especially within the context of the impact of air quality on health.

Our pilot project involved three high schools in Warsaw. 

The outcome was the development of two comprehensive projects, each available in two formats: an individual project for completion on personal computers or in a computer lab and a worksheet for use directly in the classroom without additional materials or computers.

• The impact of air pollution on health
• Spatial and seasonal variability of air pollution in Europe and Poland

These projects aim to enhance students' understanding of air quality issues and foster analytical skills through hands-on data interpretation.

Since the lesson's scenarios were ready for uptake by teachers lecturing on environmental sciences, the dissemination of the materials was successful, also because of the application of social media channels for distributing the information about our initiative.