Use this activity to assess your water wisdom. Move around the house answering questions about your water usage then check to see if you are waterwise or a waterwaster.
Soil compaction is one of the most severe effects mining has on ecosystems. ... Environmental Ecosystems Education for Kids ...
Kids Connected to Conservation and Culture .... What is mining? Why mine? ...What can we do as global citizens to curb the effects of mining? ...
Mine Safety and Health Administration's Kid's Page ... a cyber-journey into American mining and its effects on the individual, society, culture and history. ...
This lesson, provided by Science NetLinks, teaches students the importance of healthy ecosystems through the investigation of natural water purification....
In this interdisciplinary lesson, students explore the concept of ecosystem services by investigating natural water purification in their home watershed.
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about how nitrates used as lawn fertilizer can be dangerous to the environment and human...
This resource, provided by Science NetLinks, is a document of extension work for teachers to use to supplement the material in the Science NetLinks lesson...
Grade:6 - 8
In this Xpeditions lesson, students use online tools and resources to examine data concerning key indicators of the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and...
This student reproducible, from an Xpeditions lesson, prompts students to record notes about several indicators of the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed,...
Students will review the water cycle and investigate how a region's water supply can become contaminated. They will look at a list of the Environmental Protection Agency's maximum contaminant levels for drinking water, and sketch the water cycle of a fictitious town that is affected by several pollutants. Students will conclude by writing paragraphs explaining what a group of concerned citizens in this hypothetical town might do to improve the quality of its water supply.