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The Community Science programme promotes Scientific Social Responsibility by bridging the gap between science and society to understand important issues such as air quality. The programme makes learning interesting for students to engage with air quality issues using educational sensors and app-enabled monitors. Experiential learning workshops and training programmes train students as citizen scientists and air quality champions. The Community Science programme has developed innovative learning resources and tools on air quality to engage students and teachers. The Community Science programme promotes scientific temper amongst young people, creating an important shift in how air quality is monitored. Participation of the students in the monitoring of air quality parameters, archiving the data, scientifically playing with the collected data, and associated interactions with the sceintists and experts in the field will open their minds up to the knowledge gateway, which eventually will prepare them for solutions appropriate to the need of the society.

It is hoped that the air quality programme will have a positive impact on various stakeholders, such as:

• Students – They will learn about air quality using innovative learning resources grounded in science and digital technology tools.
• Environment – The project will generate interest and knowledge for accessing real-time data needed to understand air quality better. Science-based information can change our hearts and minds and our approach to protecting our environment and improving air quality in our vicinity.
• Organisations – Citizen Science helps organizations see air quality/environment in a way that might not otherwise be possible. For example, scientifically learning about air quality could promote air quality awareness in schools and inspire personal behavioural change, such as checking the Air Quality Index in our local area, encouraging positive actions to reduce pollution exposure, promoting public transport use, and planting trees and installing green walls, etc. There are many simple positive steps we can take to improve air quality.

Integrated education and training on air quality at all levels of society is the key. This booklet is prepared to serve as a simple and easy-to-understand resource material for the students. It is hoped that the students and teachers will find it useful. We have also developed e-Learning resources on air quality that are freely available. Please let us know if you require these for your school programmes.