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Pollution Probe: Mercury in the Environment [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
High levels of mercury exposure can cause birth defects, permanent brain or kidney damage, and/or death. This resource focuses on the impacts of mercury in the environment. Learn how mercury can reap havoc on lakes and other aquatic...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Cleaning the Air

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Engineers design methods of removing particulate matter from industrial sources to minimize negative effects of air pollution. In this activity, students will undertake a similar engineering challenge as they design and build a filter to...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Taking Action for a Clean Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
In this media-rich, self-paced lesson, students explore activism - taking action to bring about change - including some causes that activists espouse and the tactics that they use to end harmful practices or reshape policies. The lesson...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Water Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the sources of water pollution, such as municipal, industrial, and agricultural.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: 7 Negative Effects of the Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
While the Industrial Revolution generated new opportunities and economic growth, it also introduced pollution and acute hardships for workers.