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- 6th - 12th
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Students perform experiments to determine how different acids cause acid rain. They measure the pH of the water to calculate the water's acidity. They discover how acid rain dissolves rock materials. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students create acid rain using carbonic, nitrous, nitric, and sulfurous acids. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine what acid precipitation is and how it is produced and become acquainted with the effects of acid precipitation on plants and animals in the Northern Forest. Students participate in three activities in which they discover common substances that are acidic, determine the approximate pH of common substances, and make acid rain. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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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 discover several things that engineers are doing to reduce the effects of acid rain. Student teams perform a simple experiiment using lemon juice and vinegar to simulate acid rain. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students study acid rain and complete several activities that show how it affects the environment. They role play members of the community involved in a major decision involving the protection of the environment. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the effects of acid rain. The lesson contains a lab background for the teacher to use before the implementation of the lesson. They conduct an experiment to collect data and then report the results of the observations. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students measure the pH levels of various substances. In groups, they complete a frog and plant activity to determine the effect of acidic water on them. They develop a line graph to show their conclusions and compare the results with other groups. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore the concept of acid rain and its effects on ecosystems. They are placed in groups and using a graphic organizer they brainstorm their ideas about what would happen to the ecosystems living within these environments if they were polluted by acid rain. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify and analyze how acid rain can affect the environment. They then explain how air, water, and pollution interact and conduct pH tests to find acidity levels in water. Finally, students become "Pollution Watch Reporters" who clip and report on news items dealing with the causes and effects of acid rain and other pollution upon both plants and animals. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students comprehend the rules for naming acids and oxyacids. They are given a formula, and are able to name the acid. Students are given a name of an acid and are able to give its formula. They are told that acids are covalent compounds. Full Review »
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