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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Water Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the sources of water pollution, such as municipal, industrial, and agricultural.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.27 Water Pollution

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand water as a limited resource, and how it becomes polluted.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Happened to the Water? Designing Ways to Get and Clean

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this scenario-based activity, students design ways to either clean a water source or find a new water source, depending on given hypothetical family scenarios. They act as engineers to draw and write about what they could do to...
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US Geological Survey

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: Liquid Assets: Our Water Resources

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Lessons designed to show students how water quality, water pollution, and personal lifestyle are related. Lessons help students understand the importance of our water resources and water quality. Students will explore the nonpoint and...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: River Ecology

For Teachers 1st - 5th
In this lesson plan students are required to simulate activities that can affect a water source, such a river as it flows from one place to another within a community.
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The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute Online: Slick Sea Spills

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Use this site to promote environmental awareness in your classroom with this lesson on the effects of oil spills on water habitats.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Moving Without Wheels

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In a class demonstration, students observe a simple water cycle model to better understand its role in pollutant transport. This activity shows one way in which pollution is affected by the water cycle; it simulates a point source of...
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NOAA

Noaa: It All Runs Down Hill [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how freshwater moving across the surface of the Earth can become polluted and bad for the environment. Create a model that shows how water can become polluted as it flows downhill.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: An Underground River

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Groundwater is one of the largest sources of drinking water, so environmental engineers need to understand groundwater flow in order to tap into this important resource. Environmental engineers also study groundwater to predict where...