Household Toxic Chemicals

Explore the process of wastewater treatment. Scholars analyze different samples of water before making conclusions about the types of chemicals in the water that leaves our homes. 

Middle schoolers conduct a survey of products found in their homes to identify pesticides and toxic chemicals. They read and analyze the pesticide labels and report their findings to the class.

Learners explore toxic hazards. In this personal health activity, students discover appropriate uses for household chemicals as they identify potentially harmful products in their homes.

Examine how pollution makes its way into an ocean with help from a model watershed. Scholars use household items to recreate a mini-watershed, equipped with pollutants, that when mixed with rain drain into a model's body of water. After...

Students study dangerous chemicals. In this hazardous products lesson, students identify things in and around their home that could be harmful to themselves, wildlife or the environment. They learn how chemicals can enter the human...

Students identify substances and activities within a household that contribute to water pollution and identify safe cleaning alternatives for commercial cleaning products.

Students investigate ways to reduce use of hazardous materials. In this safe substitutes lesson, students review hazardous wastes used in many homes and possible safe substitutes for these harmful chemicals. Students write and decorate...

Many people know about chemical pollution, but are all chemicals bad? The third unit in a series of six addresses chemicals common in everyday life. Scholars learn about the chemicals found in their own homes, chemical safety, and...

Students identify the presence of several harmful chemicals in common household items. They identify several uses of chemicals and consider why some chemicals are classified as toxic.

Students study toxins. In this biology lesson plan, students identify toxins contained within household products and determine specific affects that toxins may have on the human body.