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University of Cincinnati: Project Step: Acid Rain
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.
CNN
Cnn: Acid Rain Works Fast
Article explains the power of acid rain. Acid rain dissolves forest nutrients faster than previously thought.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Acid Rain
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?
Explains what acid rain is, how it is measured, its effects, and what humans can do to mitigate and reverse the environmental damage.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey Home Page: Acid Rain
Learn about acid rain and the devasting effects it has on the U.S., particularly on our nation's capital and monuments.
Teachers.net
Teachers.net: Acid Rain Go Away
in this lesson plan students conduct an experiment to find out how acid rain can harm plants.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Environmental Protection Agency: Acid Rain
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Acid Rain: The Affect of Acid on Seed Germination
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.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Acid Rain
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.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Acid Rain
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.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Glencoe Mid. School Science: Effect of Acid Rain on Limestone
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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State of the Environment Norway: Acid Rain
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.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Acid Rain: Students Site
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Acid Rain
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The causes and effects of acid rain.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Acid Rain
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The causes and effects of acid rain.
Michigan Reach Out
Reach Out Michigan: Acid Rain
This experiment from Reach Out Michigan "demonstrates the effect of acid rain on statues and buildings."
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Knowing Your World: Acid Precipitation
A brief article defining "acid precipitation," followed by directions for a hands-on demonstration which "show[s] the direct effect of acid water on plant growth."
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Egg Citing Science: Acids and Bases
An simple experiment that will allow students to observe the effects of acids and bases on an egg and to then discuss what these observations tells us about larger issues, like acid rain.
Curated OER
Cbc News: Acid Rain Has Lingering Impact on Canadian Lakes: A Study
Have the Great Lakes been cleaned up? Is there no longer any fear for its future? The answer is no. Recent studies reveal that problems still exist, and these are addressed in the article.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Acid Lake
Students will add acidity to a healthy lake to see what happens to plants and animals in this interactive activity adapted from EcoKids.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: The Effect of Acid Rain on Seed Growth
A lab activity that takes place over a few weeks, where students first determine the pH of different solutions, then choose three that are acidic. They set up petri dishes with radish seeds and hydrate them with the different solutions...
Government of Alberta
Alberta Environment: Focus on Acid Decomposition [Pdf]
This article explains what acid depositions are and the serious effects they have on the environment, as well as what the Alberta government is doing to combat the problem.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Soil Acidity: Comparing P H and Buffering Capacity of Soils
As part of acid rain study, (environmental chemistry lab) students investigate the differences in pH of soil samples. They will collect and dry samples from the local prairie including grassland, transition, forest and riverbank and...
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Nitric Acid
Provides a general overview of nitric acid, its composition, and its uses.
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