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University of Cincinnati: Project Step: Acid Rain

For Teachers 9th - 10th
STEM Earth Science lesson in which students learn about measuring and determining the PH of a substance and the impact of acid rain on the environment due to changes of PH.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Whys of Weather Rain

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining the causes of rain. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: What Happens When It Rains

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about rain and why it is important. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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CNN

Cnn: Acid Rain Works Fast

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explains the power of acid rain. Acid rain dissolves forest nutrients faster than previously thought.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Acid Rain

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore more about acid rain. This is an online experiment to observe "The influence of acid rain on plant growth." Find out how acid rain can damage your plants directly and indirectly.
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Almanac of Policy Issues: What Is Acid Rain and What Causes It?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what acid rain is, how it is measured, its effects, and what humans can do to mitigate and reverse the environmental damage.
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey Home Page: Acid Rain

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about acid rain and the devasting effects it has on the U.S., particularly on our nation's capital and monuments.
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Acid Rain Go Away

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
in this lesson plan students conduct an experiment to find out how acid rain can harm plants.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Environmental Protection Agency: Acid Rain

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's acid rain portal. Find links to information on the causes and effects of acid rain, how it is measured, and some suggestions for ways to reduce its occurrence.
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The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute Online: Make Your Own Rain Gauge

For Students 3rd - 8th
Make a simple rain gauge to measure the precipitation.
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USA Today

Usa Today: How Winter Storms Bring Rain, Ice and Snow

For Students 9th - 10th
A great diagram of precipitation and what forms at different degrees. A short description on the formation of rain, snow, and sleet.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Acid Rain

For Students K - 1st
Step into Dirtmeister's Science Lab as he sets out to answer the challenge question: "How does acid rain affect an ecosystem?" Learn about ecosystems, make your predictions and then do the experiment.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Glencoe Mid. School Science: Effect of Acid Rain on Limestone

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will collect rainwater and measure its acidity. They will use the rainwater to determine the effect that acid rain has on limestone.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Acid Rain

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use the pH sensor to measure changes in the pH when CO2 dissolves in water. They also study the changes in the pH when sulphuric acid is added to water and identify water bodies most likely to be affected by acid rain.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Acid Rain: The Affect of Acid on Seed Germination

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this biology lab, students will investigate whether acid/acid rain affects the germination of seeds through the use of observation, experimentation, data analysis, oral presentations, and scientific writing.
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State of the Environment Norway: Acid Rain

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of graphs and maps along with a complete explanation of acid rain and its threat to our environment. A long list of environmental links.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A Guide to Rain Garden Construction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Student groups create personal rain gardens planted with native species to provide a green infrastructure and low-impact development technology solution for areas with poor drainage that often flood during storm events.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Acid Rain: Students Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this student portal to understand all you can about acid rain and its harmful effects. Modules for interactive games, stories, puzzles, vocabulary terms and links to other activities and experiments.
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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Tropical Rain Forests

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page has a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using a bank of 60 vocabulary words pertaining to Tropical Rain Forests. It also provides an extensive word list and ideas for lesson plans on the topic.
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Read Works

Read Works: Too Much Rain

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how too much rain can cause a flood. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Acid Rain

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The causes and effects of acid rain.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Acid Rain

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The causes and effects of acid rain.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: William Mac Leod Raine

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author William MacLeod Raine and the full text of four novels: Bucky O'Connor, A Man Four-Square, Man Size, Ridgway of Montana, and A Texas Ranger.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: How the Rain Sprites Were Freed by Vida Dutton Scudder

For Students 1st - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book How the Rain Sprites Were Freed by Vida Dutton Scudder (1883), a children's novel.

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