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Working on a Pollution Solution
Journal Article | March 2022
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Introduction to Water Pollution
Book Chapter | July 2011
This lesson assesses students’ prior knowledge about groundwater pollution and has students investigate types and sources of water pollution. Note that this introductory activity sets the stage for subsequent learning…
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Air Pollution and Environmental Equity
Book Chapter | September 2011
Airborne pollutants include “criteria” pollutants, such as ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and lead, and toxic pollutants like benzene and mercury. The Environmental…
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The Origin of Federal Air Pollution Policy
Journal Article | April 2020
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Book Chapter | July 2011
Nanoscale science and technology play central roles in our understanding of how Earth works and in the environmental science field of study. As a freshwater source, groundwater is second in abundance only to water found…
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Journal Article | April 2007
Investigations with Wisconsin Fast Plants can make the subject matter come alive…or dead, depending on the experimental treatment. This became apparent when a university-based teacher educator and a fifth-grade teacher…
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Journal Article | March 2018
Second graders turn knowledge into action as they engineer solutions for a real-world problem in a school makerspace.
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Journal Article | December 2014
Bringing engineering design practices and real-world context to the science classroom.
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Journal Article | February 2006
Using EPA and NOAA websites, students are able to view pollution inventories (the amounts and kinds of pollution released in a given location) and follow pollution along its estimated path of travel. This inquiry based…
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Journal Article | May 2004
The Don River watershed is located within Canada’s most highly urbanized area—metropolitan Toronto. To help assess the ecological health of the Don, biology students investigated the main Don River tributaries using…
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Pinpointing Watershed Pollution on a Virtual Globe
Journal Article | March 2014
An exploration that uses Google Earth to pinpoint sources of pollution locally and across the country and the effects on the surrounding watershed.
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The Green Room: Air Pollution in the Developing World
Journal Article | July 2015
This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue describes where to find ideas for classroom activities about air pollution.
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Breathing Easy About New Air Pollution Standards
Journal Article | September 2000
A town hall meeting is the backdrop for a role-playing case about ground-level ozone air pollution. The case consists of a flier and scripts drawn from public comment records on the current government mandate to reduce…
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Collection | November 2015
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Collection | November 2015
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