Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Envirofacts Data Warehouse

For Students 9th - 10th
Using zip codes, this site allows students to locate businesses in their communities that are producing wastes.
Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Envirofacts Data Warehouse

For Students 9th - 10th
Retrieve information from multiple sources of Envirofacts' System Data for your area of interest. using zip code, city, or county information.
Activity
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Secret of Bog Creek

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has a user guided story about a bog that has been a secret dumping ground for waste.
Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Polluted Groundwater Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Directions for doing a simple simulation that shows how pollution spreads through groundwater sources.
Handout
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Mercury

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a user navigated slide show with animations providing basic information about the element Mercury.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Radioactivity Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is part of Planet Diary and contains an online exploration of waste in different states. Students investigate the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund Priorities site for sources of nuclear waste and then see...
Handout
US Fish and Wildlife Service

Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (Organochlorines) Ddt

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief history of the use of DDT in the United States, its effect on wildlife, and the banning of the toxin in 1972 by the EPA.
Activity
US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the role of the Fish and Wildlife Service in protecting, conserving, and researching the fish and wildlife of the United States. Includes information about the role of DDT and its environmental effects.