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Kids Making Sense STEM Air Quality Program includes coursework in air quality monitoring and participatory air quality monitoring research projects. As part of the program, students go out in their own communities and measure air quality using low-cost monitoring devices that accurately measure particulate matter pollution in real time. A classroom kit with handheld air quality monitors is provided, which teachers keep for continued use in their classroom.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: The program consists of 10 one hour lessons, flexible to the teacher’s timeframe, and these lessons typically occur once or twice a week.
Since the program’s inception in 2015, hundreds of middle and high school students from across Southern California have completed the coursework in air quality monitoring. The program curriculum is suitable for middle and high school students, and the curriculum meets a number of Common Core standards. As part of the Kids Making Sense program, teachers are trained to educate students about air quality issues, and their schools are equipped with training and materials to continue offering the program well into the future.
Kids Making Sense STEM Air Quality Program has partnered with Sonoma Tech to bring participatory air quality monitoring research projects to California students and to empower them with knowledge they can take back home. The mission of the program’s organization is to protect public health, improve air quality, and prevent climate change. For general inquiries, families can contact the Office Manager at [email protected] or call the general office line at 213-223-6860, and for media inquiries, they can contact Bill Magavern at [email protected] or his office line at 916-527-8051.
Last updated March 12, 2026.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: The program consists of 10 one hour lessons, flexible to the teacher’s timeframe, and these lessons typically occur once or twice a week.
Since the program’s inception in 2015, hundreds of middle and high school students from across Southern California have completed the coursework in air quality monitoring. The program curriculum is suitable for middle and high school students, and the curriculum meets a number of Common Core standards. As part of the Kids Making Sense program, teachers are trained to educate students about air quality issues, and their schools are equipped with training and materials to continue offering the program well into the future.
Kids Making Sense STEM Air Quality Program has partnered with Sonoma Tech to bring participatory air quality monitoring research projects to California students and to empower them with knowledge they can take back home. The mission of the program’s organization is to protect public health, improve air quality, and prevent climate change. For general inquiries, families can contact the Office Manager at [email protected] or call the general office line at 213-223-6860, and for media inquiries, they can contact Bill Magavern at [email protected] or his office line at 916-527-8051.
Last updated March 12, 2026.
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