Clean Air Worksheet for 9-Year-Olds: Importance, Preservation & Living Things

Instructions

Read each section carefully and complete the activities. Think about the air you breathe every day and have fun being an Air Quality Expert!

Activity 1: Why Air Matters

Clean air is super important for our planet and everyone on it! Answer the questions below.

1. Why do you think clean air is important? List two reasons.

1. ____________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________



2. If the air becomes very dirty (polluted), what are two things that might happen to people, animals, or plants?

1. ____________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________

Activity 2: We All Need to Breathe!

Almost all living things need air to survive. In the boxes below, draw four different living things that need air. Think about big and small things, on land and in water!

Activity 3: Clean Air Champions

Let's sort it out! Read the actions in the word box. Write each action under the correct heading: Helps Keep Air Clean or Makes Air Dirty.

Activity 4: Air Word Scramble

Unscramble these important words about air. The letters in the circles will spell out a secret word that helps clean our air!

1. AHTEBER --> B __ __ __ __ __ E
2. NEXYGO --> O __ __ __ __ N
3. HYLAEHT --> H __ __ __ __ __ Y
4. LUPOLONIT --> P O __ __ __ __ __ __ N

Answer Key

Activity 1: Why Air Matters

(Sample answers. Your answers may be different but still correct!)

1. Why clean air is important:
   1. We need it to breathe and stay healthy.
   2. Plants and animals need it to live and grow.
2. What happens if air is dirty:
   1. It can make people and animals sick (like coughing or having trouble breathing).
   2. It can harm plants and make it harder for them to grow.

Activity 2: We All Need to Breathe!

Drawings will vary. Good examples include: people, dogs, cats, birds, fish, trees, flowers, insects, etc.

Activity 3: Clean Air Champions

Activity 4: Air Word Scramble

1. BREATHE
2. OXYGEN
3. HEALTHY
4. POLLUTION