Seeing is believing when it comes to climate change. An informative activity explores the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its efforts to document environmental issues with photographs. Academics match images...

From turning off lights when leaving a room, to biking or walking to school, there are many simple habits children can develop to help preserve the earth. Help raise environmental awareness in your class with this activity packet that...

After investigating the US Environmental Protection Agency's climate change website, your environmental studies learners discuss greenhouse gas emissions. They use an online interactive tool to look at data from power production...

Open with a discussion on weather and climate and then explain how tree rings can provide scientists with information about the earth's past climate. Pupils analyze graphics of simulated tree rings from various US locations for the...

Take a house tour and play some games to learn about household products that have chemicals and how to be safe around them. From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

With a piece of plastic here and a piece of plastic there, here a piece, there a piece, everywhere a piece. Teams go on a field trip in order to document the locations and kinds of plastic trash in an area near them. The eighth...

It's shark week! In this problem, young mathematically minded marine biologists need to study the fish population by analyzing data over time. The emphasis is on understanding the average rate of change of the population and drawing...

This Environmental Protection Agency site offers links to many documents from the EPA concerning the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.

This cartoon describes what the EPA's Superfund is and how water can become polluted. A lab experiment with Q&A is included.

The wealth of information and tools available on this site will assist students and teachers to develop and promote active awareness of the impact human beings have on the environment. Resources are provided to guide them in how to lead...

In this activity, students will use a tutorial on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's website to learn about how surface water is treated to make it safe to drink.

In this acid rain experiment the students will be "determining the pH of common substances." This is a great lesson plan for an experiment.

This site has a user guided story about a bog that has been a secret dumping ground for waste.

Use this site to explore the experimentation process of "Soil buffering."

Explore buffers in lakes, ponds, and streams. "In this experiment, you will observe the effects of limestone on the acidity of water."

Kids can color this downloadable cartoon and learn about soil conservation practices in farming.

Use this site to create your own picture book of 21 endangered species. As you color each of the pages you can learn about each endangered animals.

This site has an experiment to find out how to measure the pH of your soil. The soil pH is an important condition that can affect the health of plants and animals.

At this site you will find a step by step process for making a natural pH indicator. One of the main materials you need to have on hand is a red cabbage.

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.

This is an activity that deals with acid rain. "This experiment will illustrate how to measure the approximate pH of chemicals in water using a pH indicator." It is easy to follow the comprehensive set of directions.

How do people get their water reservoirs for drinking water? This site features an in-depth explanation of this question. Come and check it out.

Students construct a Global Warming Wheel Card, a hand-held tool that they can use to estimate their household's emissions of carbon dioxide and learn how they can reduce them.

How acidic is your water? "In this experiment, you will measure the pH of natural water located near your home or school."