Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Water Pollution
Water pollution occurs when a body of water is adversely affected due to the addition of large amounts of materials to the water. The sources of water pollution are categorized as being a point source or a non-source point of pollution....
Idaho State University
Idaho State University: Water Pollution
Explore water pollution in surface water and groundwater and investigate the treatments for both. Also, check out what happens when salt water infiltrates the fresh water sources.
Other
The Water Pollution Guide
Welcome to the Water Pollution Guide, where you can find useful information about the sources of water pollution and how they can be treated.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Water Pollution Graphing: Bugs Don't Bug Me
Activity shows the link between land use activities within a watershed and water quality.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Water Pollution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the sources of water pollution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.27 Water Pollution
Understand water as a limited resource, and how it becomes polluted.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Water
The Science of Water Teacher's Guide provides a number of inquiry-based activities for grades 3-5 (although it can be expanded for other grades). The guide contains science lessons that enable students to explore water, behavior of...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Can Nutrients in Water Cause Harm?
Many different kinds of organisms live in water. Excess nutrients can cause over-abundant growth of some organisms living in water and non-point source pollution is a major threat to water supplies in the United States. In this lesson...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Introduction to Water Chemistry
Students are presented with examples of the types of problems that environmental engineers solve, specifically focusing on water quality issues. Topics include the importance of clean water, the scarcity of fresh water, tap water...
NOAA
Noaa: National Ocean Service Education: Nonpoint Source Pollution
Illustrated tutorial explains nonpoint source pollution and its role in the health of the environment. Students learn about different sources of pollution and how these pollutants contaminate the land, air, and water. Click on the links...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Polluted Runoff: Nonpoint Source (Nps) Pollution
EPA site offers answers to what nonpoint source pollution is as well as provides links and information as to what concerned citizens can do about it.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Collaborative Projects: The Global Water Sampling Project
By testing your local water quality, you will be able to compare your results with students around the world. Register your class, and follow the project instructions. Additional teacher resources, references, and Ask-an-Expert sources...
Other
Nc Department of Energy and Natural Resources: What Is Stormwater Pollution
When it rains, some of the rainwater soaks into the ground, and part of it flows over the ground and directly into creeks, streams, or rivers. This water that runs off into the river is called runoff, or sometimes stormwater runoff....
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North Carolina Department of Energy and Natural Resources: Pollution Solutions
Try to find at least eight things in the picture that could cause litter, waste, or other pollutants to end up in the storm drain and eventually flow into nearby lakes and streams. Includes a link to an interactive page of this activity....
Ducksters
Ducksters: Environment for Kids: Water Pollution
Kids learn about water pollution and how it affects the environment and health. Study causes, pollutants, sources, and facts including acid rain.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Preserving Water Sources
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] It might seem like there is plenty of water on Earth, but that's not really the case. Water is a limited resource. That means that it is used faster than it is...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Pathogenic Microorganisms in Water
Use this lesson plan to introduce students to testing water sources for pathogenic microorganisms. Students will learn methods for groundwater sampling to evaluate water quality. Lesson plan includes student worksheets.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Environmental Engineering
In this unit, students explore the various roles of environmental engineers, including: environmental cleanup, water quality, groundwater resources, surface water and groundwater flow, water contamination, waste disposal and air...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Polluted Groundwater Simulation
Directions for doing a simple simulation that shows how pollution spreads through groundwater sources.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What Happened to the Water? Designing Ways to Get and Clean
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Air Pollution
Students are introduced to the concept of air quality by investigating the composition, properties, atmospheric layers and everyday importance of air. They explore the sources and effects of visible and invisible air pollution. By...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: List of Drinking Water Contaminants
Table outlines the EPA's standards for safe drinking water, defining levels of contaminants and listing possible sources of these contaminants.
US Geological Survey
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: Liquid Assets: Our Water Resources
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...
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Causes of Pollution
This lesson plan is designed to teach young children identify the types of pollution, the sources of the pollution, and how they can protect the environment from further pollutants.