Learners explore how water is a limited resource, where it comes from, how it can become polluted and how it is used.  In this water quality instructional activity students search the web to answer given questions and prepare a...

Students use satellite images to analyze development patterns within Baltimore City. They prepare a land cover map for Baltimore indicating the prevalence of impervious surfaces and explore how these patterns affect water pollution.

Students participate in an activity to recognize the meaning of words about air quality indoors. In this air quality vocabulary lesson, students are given a word and must stand when its definition is given. Students create original...

Students outline the major events in the history of Onondaga Lake. They identify the parties involved in the events of Onondaga Lake. Students determine the sources of pollution that impacted Onondaga lake. They outline the major land...

Learners discover ways to preserve the Earth's resources. In this natural resources lesson, students investigate how many gallons of water the average American uses per day and then total their estimated usage. Learners discuss the...

Students investigate pollution at the beach. In this environmental instructional activity, students participate in a beach clean-up and calculate the weight of the debris collected. Students write a reflection in their journal about...

Students investigate the effects of litter on the environment. In this environmental lesson, students read the statistics on pollution and identify the effects it has on the Earth. Students develop a plan to clean up their local community.

Students identify and analyze what the Air Quality Index (AQI) is and how it works. They review ways that "unhealthy" or "hazardous" days could be prevented and draw and color something that they can do to help reduce air pollution....

Second graders study about air pollution and the effects it has on our Earth. Students tally cars on a sheet that has been categorized as follows: One person in car, two persons in car, or three or more persons in car. Students go to...

Pupils take plants of their own choice and pollute the soil with a pollutant of their own choice or one assigned by the teacher. They regularly record observations such as plant growth, health, and soil pH.

Can turning on the television lead to toxins in the food supply? The lesson offers an opportunity for young scientists to complete guided research. A worksheet lists each question as well as the web page necessary to answer the question....

What does it mean to be a good steward? Middle school environmentalists learn to care for their state's waterways through research, a guest speaker, and poster activity. Groups must locate and learn more about a river basin and the human...

Students determine that air pollution control is caused by a combination of market incentives and government regulation. They realize that businesses exist to make profits for their owners and that governments make rules for individuals...

Students read article, "Toxic Transmission" and discuss technology pollution, specifically cell phone pollution and its ripple effects in other parts of the world.

Students build and experiment with a watershed to understand the effects of pollution. In this movement of water instructional activity, students work in groups creating rock formations and change the viscosity of the liquids falling...

Students explore water and determine whether or not it is safe to drink. For this water exploration lesson, students are split into groups, to acts as the polluter, taster, and recorder. Students explore by placing different amounts of...

Tenth graders create food web displays in the classroom. In this ecology instructional activity, 10th graders identify the different pollutants in the environment and their effect on organisms. They collect samples of sediments from the...

Students examine how to dispose of waste properly and discover how pollution affects plants and animals that live in streams. In this effects of waste lesson, students explore biodegradable detergents and the concept of dilution as the...

In this nutrient cycle worksheet, students add arrows to the diagram and label the picture with the four different stages. Students also answer questions about nutrient loss and pollution.

In this contemporary U.S. history activity, students read articles about the Clinton presidency and global pollution. Students then respond to 22 short answer questions regarding the articles.

In this air pollution worksheet, students compare pictures of effects caused by pollutants.  There are 4 questions asked without answers provided.

Students see that ecosystems provide services to people that are essential to life as we know it. Reporters (drops of water) could interview the trees and soil in the surrounding ecosystems for news stories on how they helped keep the...

Learners perform experiments to examine if debris float, or blow in the wind. The effects of these characteristics on the marine debris are then discussed. They determine how a material can influence what becomes marine debris.

Scientists listen to the story of Wadja Egnankou who works to save African mangrove forests. They experiment with refraction and the introduction of particulate matter to water. They conclude with creative writing about the need for a...