Spare The AirActivity Book

Clean Air Kids!

SpareTheAir.com

Hi, I’mScooter

And I’mElla

Help Prevent Smog While Coloring Our Dog!

Hi! My name is Scooter and my job is to teach kids like you about the Spare The Air program. Poor air quality can affect your health, as well as your pet’s health, but there are simple things you can do to help improve the air we breathe. Join me and my friend Ella in our quest to help Spare The Air. Read through this activity book and find ways you can help reduce air pollution and make a big difference in your community! You can also become my friend on Facebook. Just go to my page www.facebook.com/scooterthesparetheairdog and start following me for more fun!

I love doing my part to help improve the air we breathe, but my friend Scooter and I can’t do it alone. We need your help! Look on the back of this activity book to see how you and your family can help reduce air pollution. Together we can Spare The Air and make a big difference!

Hey Kids!My Name is Ella!

Do You Know Where Air Pollution Comes From?

Air pollution comes from many sources. Circle the items below that you think cause air pollution.

ANSWER KEY: CAR, BARBECUE, AIRPLANE, MOTORCYCLE, TRUCK

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Can You Help Ella Find HerWay Through the

Smoggy Haze Maze to Clean Air?

Start Heres

CleanAir

Courtesy of the California Air Resources Board

Help me find and circle the hidden words. They all have something to do with air pollution!

Find These words:

Help me fi nd and cir cle the hid den words.

C C B K F R E S H Q U A T PK U R A S T X C P W Z R P DP A E P Q R E C L A B O F LC Z G Y X B F Z U O L D K CQ T U N O S E M K L U C D ZU E L C D B Y A U B L D N QA Y A R C A D T W X P C S DL E T W H K I S I J S Z H OI S I C T O C R M R F M D XT K O U N S T A G E L T O Y

M N K P X H A Q T U K C GD U S T M Z I Z B G N H T EC O C P H C D F P U G J R NU Q I X S I C K M B S Q U OY P O H T A O H C R K M C MG F M B R E A T H E S J K G

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They all have something to do with air pol lu tion. Can you tell what?

Find these words:Pol lu tion

Car

Dust

Qual i ty

Ox y gen

Lungs

Clouds

Eyes

Breathe

Fresh

Air

Bus

Sick

Smog

TrucksTruck

Find These Words:

Courtesy of the California Air Resources Board

We Need Clean Air to Run, Play and Stay Healthy!

What outdoor activities do you and your family do on clean air days?

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• Walk, bike or carpool to school and after school activities

• Plant a tree

• Help map out errands to cut down on driving

• Sign your family up for daily Air Alerts at SpareTheAir.com

• Encourage your family to use public transportation

• Remind grown-ups to properly inflate their car tires

• Pick toys that don’t have extra packaging

• Encourage your family to buy locally grown produce

• Follow us at Twitter.com/aqmd

• Become my friend on Facebook! Just go to my page www.facebook.com/scooterthesparetheairdog

Things you can do to help Spare The Air!

SpareTheAir.com

thankyou!

Printed onrecycled paper

2010