Welcome to the Rapid City Air Quality Kids Page!
animiated plane flying in the sky
What's happening in Rapid City!

Choose a topic on Rapid City Air Quality below. Click the picture to get more information.

Files below are either a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation or a portable document format (.pdf).

Industrial Sources of Pollution
Dust Sources of Pollution
Pollution from Forest Fires
Determine Visibility
factory with smoking stack
loader filling a truck with dirt
forest fire
picture of dinosaur hill
     
Air Quality Monitoring in Rapid City
 
South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources Air Quality Program logo
 

Let's have fun with air quality

There are many fun and educational ways to learn about air quality. The links below are all websites that have been created by other air quality agencies and the Environmental Protection Agency. Before clicking on the links below, bookmark this page so you can come back to find out more information on the air quality of Rapid City.

Games (click the picture to access website and play games)
air dude from planet polluto
Air Quality CD-ROM Game "Save Planet Polluto." This fun and free CD-ROM game has been developed by the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District under a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The game teaches the causes of air pollution and what can be done to improve air quality. The game has been developed to educate and entertain kids of all ages (even adults). Meet the Pollutonians of Planet Polluto and order your free CD-ROM.
lungs
"Lung Attack" game. Play a game to show how your lungs work everyday and how they are affected by pollution. Other games on this site include "A Recipe for Ozone" and "CO Buildup City". This Air Info Now website is from the Pima County (Arizona) Department of Environmental Quality.
Frog from air quality index game Play games to help you understand the Air Quality Index page on the Environmental Protection Agency Website.
smog city logo
This is an interactive smog generator. Smog City and the Smog City logo are trademarks of Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD).

 

More Air Quality Activities
coloring books, crossword puzzles, word searches, experiments and other activities
US Environmental Protection Agency - Environmental Kids Club
  http://www.epa.gov/kids/
US Environmental Protection Agency - Student Center
  http://www.epa.gov/students/air.htm
US Environmental Protection Agency - AIRNow - Kid's Air
  http://www.epa.gov/airnow/aqikids_new/
Hamilton County Environmental Services - Kids Stuff
  http://www.hcdoes.org/airquality/Kids/Home.htm
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality - Air Quality Education
  http://www.deq.state.ok.us/AQDnew/education/education.htm
Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority - Clean Air Kids
  http://www.scapca.org/clean_air_kids.asp
Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Air Quality Education
  http://www.iowadnr.com/air/citizen/educate/educate.html
National Safety Council - Kid's Corner
  http://www.nsc.org/ehc/kidscorn.htm
California Air Resources Board - The Know Zone
  http://www.arb.ca.gov/knowzone/knowzone.htm

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Last updated November 2, 2006

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