Fourth graders discuss the concept of reduce, reuse and recycle. They identify products in their homes that are hazardous and discover alternatives to them. They examine the inventory of other classmates hazardous materials.

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...

In this history of the United States capital worksheet, students circle the correct word to complete the history of the United States' capital city. Their objective is to illustrate their knowledge of the details surrounding the movement...

Students discover how we use land. They gain insight into the way we use the land, both for benefit and consequence. Students explore how to 'listen to the land' as they make decisions on how it should be used and the consequences of...

Students engage in a lesson that is about the concept of storage tanks and how they are used. The advantages and disadvantages of them is discussed with the facts given by the teacher during lecture and concurrent discussion.

Students learn about the human respiratory system. In this pollution lesson, students identify the parts of the respiratory system and what happens to them when they breathe in polluted air. Students learn about the importance of...

Learners study acid and bases and how they fall on the pH scale. In this solutions lesson students complete a lob activity using litmus then fill out a data table.

In this agricultural education worksheet, students read 6 descriptions of bacteria that cause food spoilage.  Students then read 4 descriptions of preservatives that can be used to prevent spoilage.  The worksheet is meant as a...

In this grammar activity, students determine whether or not the sentence needs "the" added to it to be correct. There are 12 sentences to complete on this activity.

High schoolers name the five most common types of foodborne pathogens. They comprehend how bacteria can grow and spread. Students are taught healthy hygiene and food-safety habits. They discuss the crimes of the five most wanted...

In this articles worksheet, students complete 12 sentences by inserting either the article "the" or indicating that no article is necessary.

This website provides consumer information from the EPA about drinking water and water bodies.

This site is provided for by Reach Out Michigan! Use the site to learn if our eyes and taste buds can detect contaminated drinking water by doing a simple experiment.

This 1975 article describes the legislation that was passed to regulate the safety of drinking water.

An information page on understanding drinking water safety. It covers legislation, contaminants, private wells, water testing, water filters, and boiling water.

Provides information on what to do after a flood to protect well water from contamination, the testing of private well water, and protecting private well water.

Learn about the public's drinking water, the oversight agencies that govern it, and what needs to be done in an emergency if it becomes contaminated.

Students measure the effectiveness of water filters in purifying contaminated water. They prepare test water by creating different concentrations of bleach (chlorine-contaminated) water. After passing the contaminated water through...

Students are introduced to the fundamentals of environmental engineering as well as the global air, land and water quality concerns facing today's environmental engineers. After a lesson and activity to introduce environmental...

Students explore contaminated drinking water. The resource consists of pictures, quotes, and links to additional resources.

This site from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Health discusses the impact of Safe Drinking Water Act on wellhead protection, wellhead guidelines, delineation, management, contingency plan, and public involvement.

Table outlines the EPA's standards for safe drinking water, defining levels of contaminants and listing possible sources of these contaminants.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest offers a discussion of contaminants that can be found in tap water and chemicals added to water in the public water systems. The topics discussed are arsenic, parasites, lead, turbidity, and...

This virtual field trip for middle school students looks at aquifers and their place in the hydrologic cycle. Students learn why and how it is important to protect the source of your drinking water and some unique details about the...