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The more of these pollutants we breathe, the higher the risk of harm and the bigger impact it can have on our health.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are many causes of air pollution.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOutdoor air pollution\u0027s caused by:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Evehicles (cars, vans, planes, trains, boats and so on)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Efactories\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Efarming\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eburning fuel (bonfires, wood burners, barbecues and so on)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIndoor air pollution is caused by:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ecooking\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Echemicals in cleaning or personal care products\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Edust\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Emould\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOutdoor air quality in the UK has improved significantly during the past 40 years. But there is no safe level of air pollution, and there is still more we could do.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"What\u2019s air pollution?"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration: underline;\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAll children\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReduce exposure to air pollution\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOpen windows to let the fresh air in \u2013 especially when your family is cooking or cleaning.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDiscover quieter routes to school and other places you travel to; avoiding busy roads where possible.\u202FWalk on the pavement that\u2019s furthest from the road, especially if you\u0027re on a busy road.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReduce our contribution to air pollution\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk parents/carers to get fragrance-free milder cleaning and personal care products.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETry to avoid non-essential deliveries or chose the low emission delivery option when shopping online.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk parents/carers if you can walk, cycle, scoot, wheel or take public transport whenever you can instead of driving in a car.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDon\u2019t idle \u2013 ask adults to turn off their engines when the car isn\u2019t moving, and especially around schools.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERaise awareness about air pollution and what needs to be done to improve it at your school (e.g. via school councils) and in your community. Call on government, businesses and other decision makers to help make the changes you want to see, for a cleaner air future!\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-decoration: underline;\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChildren with health conditions\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk parents/carers not to burn things indoors e.g. candles and log burners.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk people not to smoke in your home, or near you.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOpen windows to let the fresh air in \u2013 especially when your family is cooking or cleaning.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk parents/carers to get fragrance-free milder cleaning and personal care products.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDiscover quieter routes to school and other places you travel to; avoiding busy roads where possible.\u202F\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETalk to your doctor or nurse about how air pollution impacts your health condition. Ask for more information about what you and your family can do.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk an adult to help you sign up to air pollution alerts and follow the guidance that it gives you\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk an adult to help you find out more information about your health condition and air pollution (e.g. Asthma Lung UK website)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESign up to an air quality alert to know when air pollution levels are particularly high so that you can avoid it.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","label":"Ideas to reduce air pollution"}]}]}],"config":null},{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EStart the activity\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGather everyone into a group and discuss air pollution, what it is and how it affects us.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESplit everyone into smaller groups, then give each group a large piece of paper and some pens.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk groups to split their paper into two by drawing a line down the middle. In the first column, ask them to write as many reasons as they can think of as to why air pollution is bad. They should think about what it does to us and what it does to the environment.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIn the second column, ask the groups to write as many things as possible that we can do to help protect ourselves and our environment from air pollution. They should try to think about simple actions, such as opening a window, right up to bigger changes, such as banning fossil fuels.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should come back together, and each group should share their ideas from both columns.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain to the group that you\u2019re going to make a video about air pollution. It\u2019ll have two parts, which will be why air pollution is bad and what we can do about it.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGive each person a sentence for one of the sections and record the young people saying them.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhen your video is finished share it with the young people and share it to your local social media channels. Is there anyone else you could share it with or tag? E.g. a local decision maker or business leader who could help make improvements to air quality where you live? Make sure you have photo and video permissions for everyone before sharing your video. Be sure to tag @scouts too.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null},{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EYou could record your sentences as one long continuous video, or you could create shorter, individual clips and edit them together afterwards.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThere are many video editing apps that are free to use and available for Android and Apple users, such as iMovie or InShot.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThink about your background. Do you want to change it or keep it the same? 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