Sadie, Amesha and Daisy are all students at Gorse Hall Primary School in Manchester.
Their class has been learning about air pollution, the steps they can take to limit their exposure to car emissions and why it is important we all work together to improve air quality. Here is their story:
Most of the air pollution in our town is caused by cars. Hundreds of them drive past the school every day. Last week we counted 186 in just 15 minutes. There was only one bus.
We were astonished to learn that breathing polluted air contributes to thousands of premature deaths every year. It is scary to know something we cannot see could be making us sick.
At school we have an eco committee. This is where we work together to tackle environmental issues. This year we have been discussing air pollution.
We wanted to make sure we all knew about the dangers of poor air quality. And that there are simple and easy things we can do to reduce air pollution – walking to school, turning the engine off when the car is parked, or choosing to take the bus instead of driving.
We made posters to share this advice.
We also made a film to show people why air pollution is dangerous. Our theme was ‘when we grow up…” because we wanted to highlight the importance of acting now. You can watch our video here: