Acid Rain
U.S. EPA Environmental Education Center - Here, teachers and students can find information and curriculum resources on conservation, ecosystems, human health, waste & recycling, water and air pollution, plus find links to conferences & workshops, community service projects, student scholarships, grants, awards, and more.
Marine Debris & Pollution
Ocean Planet: Pollution Solution - Part of a set of multidisciplinary lesson plans from the Smithsonian, this lesson plan focuses on marine pollution and oil spills, and includes downloadable student activities. Grades 3-8.
Turning the Tide on Trash - This is a comprehensive learning guide on marine debris from the EPA. Each unit has several activities included, each with a subject activity, an objective, vocabulary list, materials needed, learning skills to be developed by the activity, and an estimated time to complete the activity.
Oil Spills
Oil Spill Activities - The Gulf of Maine Aquarium has prepared three classroom activities on oil spills--Save the Bay, Oil Consumption, and How Big Is an Oil Tanker.
Ocean Planet: Pollution Solution - Part of a set of multidisciplinary lesson plans from the Smithsonian, this lesson plan focuses on marine pollution and oil spills, and includes downloadable student activities. Grades 3-8.
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Web Site - Contains information on the spill and its cleanup, injured resources, habitat protection, ongoing activities and more.
Water Quality
U.S. EPA Environmental Education Center - Here, teachers and students can find information and curriculum resources on conservation, ecosystems, human health, waste & recycling, water and air pollution, plus find links to conferences & workshops, community service projects, student scholarships, grants, awards, and more.
Tox Town - Tox Town is a highly interactive website for students of all ages and levels to learn about pollution and other local problems. Because Tox Town includes information on four different settings, a city, a town, a farm, and the US-Mexico border, there is something for everyone. Each locale features links to the NIH's Medline Plus and the EPA which are excellent sources of information for most science disciplines.
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