CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Acid Rain
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The causes and effects of acid rain.
Government of Canada
Government of Canada: Environment: Acid Rain: Causes and Effects
This site is from Government of Canada on the causes and effects of acid rain in Canada, as well as the steps that are being taken to reduce acid rain in Canada.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Acid Rain: What Is Being Done?
The EPA discusses the actions the government agencies are taking to reduce acid rain.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Acid Rain and How It Affects Our Environment
In this lesson plan the teacher uses sulfuric acid with stones, leaves, and raw fish to demonstrate the effects of acid rain on the environment. Students create an environmental mural.
Michigan Reach Out
Reach Out Michigan: Acid Rain
This experiment from Reach Out Michigan "demonstrates the effect of acid rain on statues and buildings."
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Catch the Science Bug: Investigating Acid Rain [Pdf]
Investigate the effects of acid rain on plants then record your observations on the data collection sheet.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Acid Rain
Brief explanation of acid rain, a kind of acidic air pollution.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Acid Attack
This tutorial by Bill Nye explains how to perform an experiment with chalk and weak acids that will help learners to understand erosion. The tutorial demonstrates how acid rain can eat away at rocks and other materials.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Knowing Your World: Acid Precipitation
A brief article defining "acid precipitation," followed by directions for a hands-on demonstration which "show[s] the direct effect of acid water on plant growth."
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Tears in Rain
The goal of this activity is for students to develop visual literacy. They learn how images are manipulated for a powerful effect and how a photograph can make the invisible (pollutants that form acid rain) visible (through the damage...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Acid Attack
In this activity, students explore the effect of chemical erosion on statues and monuments. They use chalk to see what happens when limestone is placed in liquids with different pH values. They also learn several things that engineers...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Is That Legal? A Case of Acid Rain
The goal of this activity is to understand how techniques of persuasion (including background, supporting evidence, storytelling and the call to action) are used to develop an argument for or against a topic. Students develop an...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Measuring P H Experiment
This is an activity that deals with acid rain. "This experiment will illustrate how to measure the approximate pH of chemicals in water using a pH indicator." It is easy to follow the comprehensive set of directions.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Determining the P H of Common Substances
In this acid rain experiment the students will be "determining the pH of common substances." This is a great lesson plan for an experiment.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Egg Citing Science: Acids and Bases
An simple experiment that will allow students to observe the effects of acids and bases on an egg and to then discuss what these observations tells us about larger issues, like acid rain.
Curated OER
Cbc News: Acid Rain Has Lingering Impact on Canadian Lakes: A Study
Have the Great Lakes been cleaned up? Is there no longer any fear for its future? The answer is no. Recent studies reveal that problems still exist, and these are addressed in the article.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Acid Lake
Students will add acidity to a healthy lake to see what happens to plants and animals in this interactive activity adapted from EcoKids.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: The Effect of Acid Rain on Seed Growth
A lab activity that takes place over a few weeks, where students first determine the pH of different solutions, then choose three that are acidic. They set up petri dishes with radish seeds and hydrate them with the different solutions...
Government of Alberta
Alberta Environment: Focus on Acid Decomposition [Pdf]
This article explains what acid depositions are and the serious effects they have on the environment, as well as what the Alberta government is doing to combat the problem.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Soil Acidity: Comparing P H and Buffering Capacity of Soils
As part of acid rain study, (environmental chemistry lab) students investigate the differences in pH of soil samples. They will collect and dry samples from the local prairie including grassland, transition, forest and riverbank and...
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Water Resources of the United States
Visit the U.S. Geological Survey's website for a wide variety of information on water. Content includes data on water quality, water use, acid rain, among others; publications; information on water resource programs; maps; information on...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Clean Air Markets Program
Market-based regulatory programs designed by the EPA, with information for consumers and industry cap-and-trade policies, Clean Air Act, and other government-sponsored efforts to reduce air pollution.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Nitric Acid
Provides a general overview of nitric acid, its composition, and its uses.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Acid Rain
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Acid Rain."
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