Students conduct experiments to study the quality of water. They examine how pollutants get into and affect the water supply in this unit.

Young scholars conduct an experiment in which a solution of copper(II) sulfate is added to iron filings. They write and balance the equation for the reaction that occurs and calculate the amount of iron that reacted and the percent yield...

Pupils examine how a sanitary landfill is constructed, how it functions, and how waste and leachate affects the areas around the landfill. After a discussion about landfills and leachates, students construct a Sanitary Landfill Model...

Students determine the presence of drugs in water. In this chemistry lesson, students experiment on water samples using thin layer and column chromatography. They determine the concentration of drugs present using graphical analysis.

Students study the process of water purification and explain why it was important to treat it.  In this water purification lesson plan students purify drinking water and explain the factors that affect water quality. 

Students use mushrooms to solve problems. In this environmental lesson, students study how fungi have been used to combat environmental problems. Students design strategies that employ mushrooms to combat other environmental challenges.

Fifth graders play a game in which they list as many environmental issues or terms in alphabetical order. They brainstorm ways they can save the environment and create a mural that displayed research found from the internet and Encarta.

Vacuum filtration is a technique for separating a solid product from a solvent or liquid reaction mixture. This comprehensive site addresses setting up and performing vacuum filtration.

This diagram labels the typical parts of a filtration experiment. Included in the equipment labeling are: buchner funnel, moistened filter paper, porous plate (plate with holes in it), rubber tubing, buchner flask and rubber bung....

For this lesson plan, students use different types of filters to separate the mixture. This lab requires the students to use engineering skills to solve a real-world problem of filtering water.

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...