Education

Educating people of all ages about air quality issues is core to our mission here at GASP. We think it's important that folks understand not only what's in the air they breathe and how it affects their families and their surroundings, but also how to take positive action to affect real change.

Get Involved

Teachers: Get Your Air Quality Education Kits!

Fresh Voices for Clean Air

Partnering with GASP

At-Home Air Quality Educational Activities

GASP invites parents and caregivers to peruse the below list of activities, which all have printable step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions and can be dne at home using stuff you probably already have on hand. Check them out today and if you have any questions just email our education guru at chelsea@gasp-pgh.org.

For more information on GASP’s education offerings, check out our brochure. For more info on Air Quality 101 check out our fact sheets here.

Lichen Video

Air Quality Adventures Can You Spot the Lichen

Ozone Plant Video

Ozone Sensitive Plant List

Understanding What Causes Air Pollution

Crud Catchers An At-Home Air Quality Experiment

How Boogers Help Protect Your Body from Air Pollution

Check out some photos from past events

Assemble's Senses Learning Party- a giant nose takes a whiff

Air Adventures Summer Camp- campers get a sight of pollution sources

Dead Man's Hollow- hikers use pollution sensitive plants to infer about local air quality

Air Adventures Summer Camp- campers plant native species to help improve air quality

Shadyside Academy Middle School- students make "particle filled boogers"

Frick Park- hikers learn about the special relationship between air pollution and athletes

Blog Against Smog

October 18, 2021

INTERVIEW: Dirty Gertie the Poor Polluted Birdie Talks Pollution, Says She Has No Plans to Migrate Despite Local Air Quality Issues

September 29, 2021

May We Introduce Our New Executive Director? GASPers, Meet Patrick Campbell

September 24, 2021

Join Us for Some Puppet Fun in the Park During Upcoming Fireman Creative .5K (Yep, You Read that Right!)

August 23, 2021

LIMITED (FREE) OPPORTUNITY | Attend 2-Day Smoke School & Get Same Training As Health Inspectors to Evaluate Those Neighborhood Plumes

August 16, 2021