Unit Plan
National Library of Medicine

Your Environment, Your Health: Runoff, Impervious Surfaces, and Smart Development

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Can a sidewalk increase the amount of pollution in local streams? Scholars learn the answer to this question though research and experimentation in the fifth unit in the six-part series. Pupils study runoff, impervious surfaces, and the...
Unit Plan
Carnegie Mellon University

Chem Collective: Acid Mine Drainage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the chemistry behind the causes and effects of acid mine drainage on a modeled river. In this activity, students examine the chemistry of acidic mine runoff and its effects on river water.