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Air Junk: Specks, Flecks and Particles in the Air
Have you ever noticed tiny particles floating in the air?
Image Imagine yourself relaxing.
Your brain
controls
your breath
automatically.
In...Out...
In...Out
Image The air has oxygen
and other chemicals.
But it also carries
dust, tiny animals,
and other stuff.
image Some of
this stuff is
clinging to
the hairs of
your nose.
  Let's see what's
hiding inside
your nose.
Warning: This
could get messy!
image
   Run for it! Click


Adapted from inquire-within take-home-science, Children's Museum, Boston, MA


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