Extox Net Fa Qs: Water Treatment

Students use determination of dissolved oxygen and water temperature changes to determine the environmental impact from thermal pollution.

Students assume the roles of members of the Cliffs of the Neuse Sate Park and must develop an action plan in response to a complaint about possible water quality problems and associated human illnesses. Students conduct research on the...

Students set up their own monitoring system. They collect samples from an appropriate sampling site. They analyze data and determine the water quality. They present their information to the class and draw a conclusion.

In this solubility worksheet, learners answer post activity questions about the lab work they completed with ionic compounds. They write sentences about solubility of cations from their lab work. They write chemical reactions for their...

What effects do temperature and carbon dioxide levels have on the zooplankton of Antarctica? This concluding lesson plan in a short unit on climate change and the ocean helps environmental scientists answer these questions. After...

Students identify the differences in the water quality of a stream and complete water testing.  In this water quality lesson plan students collect aquatic insects and identify them. 

Listing of various fact sheets created and published through the Long Island Sound Study. Topics include How Low Dissolved Oxygen Conditions Affect Marine Life in LI, Impact of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Long Island Sound, Sound...

Students determine if human practices have any noticeable effects on the quality of stream life as measured by the presence of certain macroinvertebrates. They collect, preserve and identify macroinvertibrate samples and quantify the data.

Informational site describes the process of water desalination and distillation. Also provides a list of free articles to peruse for further study.

Learn why the ocean is blue. Learn the names of the oceans and how they received their names. Learn how the ocean forms waves.