Read about the different types of water pollution and the harm it can cause. Learn about oil spills how they are cleaned up, and how you can help prevent water pollution. Additional links point to other topics relevant to the study of...

Understand water as a limited resource, and how it becomes polluted.

Clean water is not a given everywhere in the world. In this science fair project, students will investigate whether sunlight could be used to disinfect contaminated water. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently...

Covers what is water pollution, how is it caused, the types of water pollution, its effects, and how you can conserve water and make it safe.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes the key points of water pollution. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.

Discusses many options of water treatment, the contaminants that the treatments are focused on, how the treatment works, and common treatment systems.

Learn about the importance of water quality and environmental influences that reduce it.

Find out how Earth's water supply can become contaminated with pollutants.

In this activity from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), water pollution will be explored. This activity is one from the "Take Pride Statewide" series. *This activity is provided by Julie Danley, Pam Walston, and Pat...

In this scenario-based activity, students design ways to either clean a water source or find a new water source, depending on given hypothetical family scenarios. They act as engineers to draw and write about what they could do to...

After a discussion of what makes water safe or unsafe, students will visit a local tributary, test the water, and complete tasks concerning the water. This lesson is designed for a 6th, 7th, and 8th grade gifted education enrichment...

Lessons designed to show students how water quality, water pollution, and personal lifestyle are related. Lessons help students understand the importance of our water resources and water quality. Students will explore the nonpoint and...

Informational site that provides insight into what thermal pollution is and how it harms the environment.

What makes our rivers and streams dirty? This brief overview discusses the causes of pollution in rivers and streams and how to solve it.

Students will learn about water quality indicators.

This learning module looks at the impact of economic development on the environment. It begins with a look at a serious pollution problem in China, then looks at waste reduction and climate change. Includes an animation, images, and videos.

In this lesson plan learners are required to simulate activities that can affect a water source, such a river as it flows from one place to another within a community.

Browse the Explore More: Water Quality website to answer these questions about how water is used, who uses it and how these uses impact the quality of water. Find ways to make a difference in water quality through the choices you make.

Why don't more people drink water straight from the kitchen tap? Read this author's thoughts on drinking water from the tap or bottle.

A series of lesson plans designed to be used with the Smithsonian Ocean Planet exhibit (available online). Lesson topics include marine ecosystems, pollution of ocean water, animal strandings, and literature.

This site has a user guided story about a bog that has been a secret dumping ground for waste.

This article explains in detail what groundwater is, why it is important, human activities that affect its quality and quantity, and things we can do to protect it.

In a class demonstration, students observe a simple water cycle model to better understand its role in pollutant transport. This activity shows one way in which pollution is affected by the water cycle; it simulates a point source of...

What is the water cycle? Learn how the water moves to the atmosphere, how water moves across the land, the importance of the water cycle, and the effects of pollution.