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- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students participate in various hands-on activities to help them explain water pollution's potential effects on human and wildlife habitats. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students research water pollution. They visit a water treatment plant and compare and contrast water quality from different sources. They write a research paper on an environmental catastrophe. They watch the film "Erin Brockovich". Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students examine and analyze water samples for contaminants, and relate contaminants to local sources. They conduct Internet research to identify sources of water contamination. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research water pollution and create a class guide to raise the public's awareness about this issue. They write papers analyzing the effectiveness of the guide after it is read by members of the community. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students collect water samples from designated sampling stations, and discuss water pollution. They analyze the water samples, record the data on a spreadsheet, and present the environmental water quality data to the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students participate in a series of simulated activities designed to demonstrate the interconnectedness between the environment and the organisms that live there. They explore how polluting one element of an environment affects the entire system. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students name 3-5 aesthetic values of the Potomac River. They state the importance of water in their own words. Students describe what Earth Day is and why it is important. They list 5-7 ways that they can help minimize water pollution. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students enter a discussion about what they know about pollution with their classmates. They discuss what is added to the water to pollute it. They then will understand what causes pollution in the water systems. They show or explain to someone various ways of pollution. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students read a story and discuss the picture of water runoff. As a class, they brainstorm a list of where they believe the where the water goes and what is being carried away in it. They use the school parking lot to evaluate potential problems with water and possible solutions. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students use the dots to simulate water pollutants in a lake. They use cups to collect a sample of "water." Students sort the dots by color and record the number of each dot color under the correct pollutant name in the Lake Water Pollutants Data Table. Students graph and analyze their results. Full Review »
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