Articles | Volume 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-19-159-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-19-159-2023
27 Jul 2023
 | 27 Jul 2023

Fog formation, smog situations and air quality in high school physics education

Beáta Molnár, Tamás Weidinger, and Péter Tasnádi

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We considered it important to complete the content knowledge of secondary school physics with those concerning atmospheric humidity, fog, and air pollution. For this aim, a three-hour teaching module was elaborated, which included the analysis of the air-polluting events together with the foggy weather. The experimental curriculum motivated the students to understand processes that take place in their environment regarding environmental protection.