TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: You Are What You Drink!
Contamination in drinking water sources or watersheds can negatively affect the organisms that come in contact with it. The affects can be severe - causing illness or, in some cases, even death. It is important for people to understand...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Got Dirty Air?
This lesson introduces students to the concepts of air pollution and technologies that have been developed by engineers to reduce air pollution. Students develop an understanding of visible air pollutants with an incomplete combustion...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Acid Rain
The following interactive resource provides an explanation of what acid rain is and it highlights its causes and effects.
Other
Science Projects: Fecal Contamination of Waters
Talks about history of public health and water systems and what kind of projects are being used to improve them.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Water: Environmental Topics: Water Topics
Find out how EPA research supports efforts under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.
Read Works
Read Works: Dead Zone
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the "dead zone," an area in the Guld of Mexico where no fish can live due to pollution from fertilizer. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.
Read Works
Read Works: Gasping for Air
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the increased risk of asthma for children living in areas with air pollution. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: A Clean Park
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Tyler who decides to do his part to help keep his community park clean. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Smoking Hurts People
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the negative effects of smoking on people and on the environment. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Smoking Hurts People and the Environment!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about smoking and how it hurts both people and the environment. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Watching the Weather
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage talks about weather indications of global warming. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
Read Works
Read Works: Climates: Global Warming
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about climate change and global warming. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Effects of Water Pollution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Water pollutants can have an effect on both the ecology of ecosystems and on humans. As a result of water pollution, humans may not be able to use a waterway for...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Chemistry and the Environment
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers chemistry and the environment with a focus on the role of lead in pollution.
Seeker
Seeker: This Beached Whale's Stomach Was Filled With Plastic Bags
A tragic story comes out of Norway of a whale that could not be saved from debris that had been consumed.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Human Causes of Extinction
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In addition to habitat destruction, other human-caused problems are also threatening many species. These include issues associated with climate change, pollution,...
PBS
Pbs Newshour: Delhi's Air Pollution Closes Hundreds of Schools, Renews Alarms
The air pollution was so awful in Delhi, India on November 4th and 5th that 1,700 schools had to close. Find out the concerns and what can be done.
Bagheera
Bagheera: Mediterran Monk Seal
This site takes a look at the physical characteristics and natural history of the Mediterran Monk Seal. Special attention is given the causes of endangerment and current conservation efforts. Additional learning exercises are also...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Garbage: Solid Waste
In this article, you can learn about solid wastes. It discusses the problems associated with disposal and possible solutions.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: About Ozone
A detailed overview of the chemistry of ozone and its role in the atmosphere. Students learn about the benefits and hazards of ozone. All information is reinforced through pictures, graphs, and learning activities. Learning activities...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Ozone in the Troposphere
A detailed overview of the ground-level ozone, tropospheric ozone, with explanations about how it is called the bad ozone and how it varies day to day. All information is reinforced through pictures, graphs, and learning activities....
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Biodiversity Quiz (Ecological Problems)
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.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Urban Explosion
Describe the environmental problems created by rapid development of urban areas, and identify solutions for dealing with problems caused by uncontrolled urbanization. Explain the importance of urban development plans for dealing with...
Michigan Reach Out
Reach Out Michigan: Let's Catch Some Dirt From the Air
This site provides an experiment for early elementary young scholars to discover different dirt particles in the air, and explore causes of air pollution.