﻿What difference do cleaner burning cookstoves make?

What difference do cleaner burning cookstoves make?

4/3/2017

Summary of Research:
Scientists wanted to check if cleaner-burning stoves helped improve children's health in Malawi. The results surprised them.

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Key terms
+ Indoor air pollution
+ Pneumonia
+ Health
+ Clean-burning cooking stoves
+ Malawi
+ Africa
+ International development

Scientific methods
+ Controlled blinded-study
+ Long-term household data
+ Health study
+ World Health Organization (WHO) standards
+ Negative results
+ Additional benefits

Reading level
High school: upper level
High school: lower level
Middle school

IB Biology Topics and Options (from International Baccalaureate)
Topic 6. Human physiology: 6.4 Gas exchange
Option B. Biotechnology and bioinformatics: B.4 Medicine
Option D. Human physiology: D.6 Transport of respiratory gases

AP Environmental Science Topics (from College Board)
III. Population: B. Human Population
V. Energy Resources and Consumption: B. Energy Consumption; G. Renewable Energy (biomass, solar)
VI. Pollution: A. Pollution Types; B. Impacts on the Environment and Human Health; C. Economic Impacts

Teacher's resources
+ Adapted scientific article
+ Discussion questions with teacher's key
+ Opening videos