啟動新北空氣盒子　空污報你知！

新北市立林口國中教師 詹志偉

壹、緣起
    學務處廣播：「各位同學大家好！今日由於空氣品質不佳，細懸浮微粒PM 2.5指數已達紫爆程度，請師生避免戶外運動，有過敏或呼吸道疾病、心血管疾病的同學請戴上口罩…。」時序近冬，東北季風逐漸增強，也正是大陸懸浮微粒來襲的季節，於是近期天空飽受霾害的影響，經常是灰濛濛的一片，除了能見度不佳，空氣品質不佳更危害每個人的健康。
    去年9月，訊舟科技公司捐贈新北市各級公立學校每校1台「空氣盒子」，各校安裝及連線後便可以即監控校園及周遭社區溫度、濕度及PM2.5的數據，提供學校師生及民眾最新的空氣品質資訊。

▲啟動新北市各級學校空氣盒子

貳、課程設計理念
    將本套監控系統融入資訊課程教學，透過資訊課程平板電腦操作，讓學生推廣空氣盒子及即時監控系統APP希望強化學生對空氣品質的認知及重視，進而省思人類的生活型態，改變自我的生活方式，共同維護美好的生活環境。

參、課程架構圖 

肆、教學活動實施
一、認識空氣污染
透過投影片的教學及日常生活中實例的解說，讓學生認識空氣污染形成的原因及來源。並讓學生了解當空氣污染時如何保護個人健康，進而讓學生省思如何改善空氣污染，並實際具體行動。
二、下載空氣品質監測APP
配合學校空氣盒子的啟動，帶學生至英語情境教室，讓學生人手一台平板電腦，同時下載「EdiGreen」APP並完成開啟使用。課堂中學生需完成監測學校所在地(同地點)、原畢業國小(同區不同地點)及所指定區外的學校(不同區不同地點)的即時PM2.5數據。而從學生的心得回饋中得知，全體的學生對空氣盒子及監測APP均正面支持，並表示會加以推廣、介紹給自己的家人、朋友使用。
三、改善空污動畫設計製作
發揮創客精神，從想到動手做出。透過學習單的設計，除了讓學生認識空污對健康的危害，並學會監測PM2.5後，更讓學生進一步省思我們該有作為與行動，當學生能具體說出改善空污的方法後，運用Scratch程式設計，將自己的想法設計製作成動畫，並與他人分享。
四、減少空污大家一起來
從認識→監測→動手做→到具體行動。從第第一節課的認識空氣污染的危害到監測空污數據，到完成改善空污的動畫設計製作，最終的目標是我們要一起付諸行動，共同減少空氣污染，維護良好的空氣品質，永續環境發展。

▲下載空氣品質監測APP並完成搜尋	▲從想到動手做出－改善空污動畫設計製作

五、結語
    珍古德博士(Dr. Jane Goodall)曾說：「環境是向後代子孫暫借的，而不是繼承自祖先」。
    空氣是人類生存的必需條件之一，空氣品質的好壞更嚴重影響我們的身體健康。本教學活動讓學生從認識空氣污染，到下載及推廣空氣品質監測APP，並將自己對改善空污的想法動手設計製作動畫，加以宣導、分享，進而付諸實際行動於生活中。共同維護良好空氣品質、降低空氣污染是每位未來公民的責任，讓我們共同努力，留給後代子孫一片大藍天。

註：本篇文章刊載於新北市教育月刊第22期

Activating New Taipei City Airbox, an Air Pollution Alarm

C.W. Chan

張凱復 譯

Introduction

     Office of Student Affairs broadcasted, “Due to bad air quality today, any outdoor activities should be avoided. The PM2.5 index had reached the color of purple. Students who have an allergy, respiratory or cardiovascular disease should wear masks.”  As winter was around the corner, the northeast monsoon was getting stronger gradually. It was also the season when particulate matter from the continent started to strike. The sky was constant gray because of smog. Besides poor visibility, people’s health was severely threatened by air pollution.

     Last September, Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. donated each school of New Taipei City an Airbox. After installed, school administration can monitor the temperature, humidity, and PM2.5 index of nearby surroundings and provide students, teachers and local citizens latest air quality information.

Activating the Airbox

Concepts of Course Designing

     The monitoring system was integrated with Information Technology Education through tablets to strengthen students’ awareness and emphasis on air quality. Moreover, by reflecting on human beings’ living patterns and changing our living styles, a better environment can be preserved.

Course Structure

Teaching Activities

Knowing Air Pollution

Through slides and explanations of authentic examples, students can know the cause and sources of air pollution. Students should learn to protect their own health and in bad air condition and improve the air quality and put them into practice. 

Downloading Air Quality Monitoring APP

Students were taken to the language labs with their tablets downloading EdiGreen APP to activate Airbox.  Students need to monitor the simultaneous data of PM2.5 in their junior high, elementary and some designated schools’ surroundings. Judging from their feedback, they quite support the idea of Airbox and were willing to introduce the device to their family and friends.

Animation Designing

From thinking to realizing, it is the spirit of Maker that weighs. Through the designing of the worksheets, students became more aware of the harm caused by air pollution to personal health and learn how to monitor the index of PM2.5. Moreover, students brought forth practical actions to reduce the air pollution, and used Scratch to create animations that convey their own ideas.

Reducing Air Pollution

        The course consisted of knowing, monitoring, doing and taking practical action. From the very beginning class of knowing air pollution, monitoring air pollution index to completing producing animation of reducing air pollution, the ultimate goal was to motivate people putting the ideas of reducing air pollution, maintaining good air quality and continuing everlasting environmental development into practice.

Conclusion

Dr. Jane Goodall said, "We haven’t inherited this planet from our parents, we borrowed it from our children."  Air is one of the necessities for human life. The quality of air has a great influence on our health. This course taught students from knowing air pollution, downloading monitoring APP, making animations to practicing these ideas in daily life. It is everyone’s responsibility to maintain good air and mitigate air pollution. Let us devoted ourselves to preserving a healthy environment for future generations.