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- 6th - 9th
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Students identify substances and activities within a household that contribute to water pollution and identify safe cleaning alternatives for commercial cleaning products. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students investigate water pollution at a web site and apply it toward a group presentation. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students investigate possible water pollution sources within their neighborhood. They complete a checklist of possible pollution sources around their home and neighborhood,and design community outreach information about the pollution sources and prevention. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students examine the effects of water pollution by participating in a story. After reading the story, they determine the best way to get rid of the pollution in a river using different objects. In groups, they complete a worksheet outlining their plan and sharing it with the class. Full Review »
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- 5th - 9th
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Students view the video Dead Ducks from Sky Trackers ACTF. They explore the issues surrounding water pollution and the ownership of found objects. They argue for or against ownership claims of different groups--the government, discoverers and descendants of the original owners of historic material. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students investigate water pollution. They develop an understanding of the behavior of organisms, of the structure and properties of matter, and of natural and human induced hazards by conducting lab tests. They present their data appropriately in the form of graphs and report their investigation, results and conclusions in the form of a written lab report. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students brainstorm sources of water pollution, identify effects of water pollution on human health and possible economic costs to society, work in groups to complete Project WET activity, Poison Pumps, and create storyboards on waterborne epidemic. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students discover the ratio of fresh water to salt water on the Earth. Using investigative methods, they trace the source of contagious diseases. They identify the effects on human health of water pollution and economic costs to society. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students observe and record what happens when household products are added to a tank of water to depict water pollution. They brainstorm ideas of how to clean the contaminate out of the water before watching demonstrations of screening, sedimentation, filtration, and chemical treatment. Finally, they record what occurs, and discuss facts about the expense and time consumption involved in cleaning contaminated water. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students begin the lesson by brainstorming how they think they get the water they use to drink or bath in. In their journals, they write an entry about how to conserve water on a daily basis and share their thoughts on water pollution. They participate in an experiment to end the lesson. Full Review »
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