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Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Polluted Groundwater Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Directions for doing a simple simulation that shows how pollution spreads through groundwater sources.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Biodiversity Quiz (Ecological Problems)

For Students 6th - 8th
Take an interactive quiz over ecological problems affecting the environment. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
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Website
NOAA

Noaa: Century's Top Weather, Water and Climate Events

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover what experts view as the top weather related events of the 20th century, get background information on them and see photos. Some of the events covered are the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the 1930s Dust Bowl, Hurricanes Camille...
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Website
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Science for Schools Pesticides Ground Water

For Students 3rd - 8th
This US Geological Survey site briefly discusses the basics of why pesticides are increasingly found in our ground water. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: Habitat Destruction

For Students 4th - 5th
Looks at ways plants and animals, including humans, can impact the environment in this learning module.
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Website
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Science School:water Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the importance of water quality and environmental influences that reduce it.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Tad the Tadpole

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Tad the Tadpole is designed to demonstrate how pollution in various areas affects wildlife in their native habitats. The lesson is designed to stress the importance of conservation for animals and their surrounding environment. Upon...
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Activity
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Breathtaking Fun

For Students 3rd - 7th
Learn how your lungs help you breathe by making a model of the way your lungs work using a clear plastic bottle, scissors, and two medium-sized balloons.
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Asthma and Allergies and Their Environmental Triggers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover what causes allergy and asthma attacks and what you can do to prevent them.
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Let's Talk About Water

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover why water is so important, especially clean water. Find out where water comes from and how we can make it safe to drink and free from pollution.
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Website
Other

National Pollutant Inventory: Background Information

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on water and air pollution in Australia, with a brief mention of sea breezes.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Scientific Inquiry, Episode 1

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this classroom activity, students discuss how people and pollution affect the environment. Then they demonstrate ways to recycle, reduce, and reuse.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses how the United States is to blame for much of the world's pollution, along with some possible steps that could be taken by the government to reduce this.