WATER POLLUTION MODULE ACTIVITIES
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Name That Source
· Generate a list of pollution sources and then compete in
teams to determine if a photo shows a point or nonpoint source of
pollution.
Parts Per Million
· Observe a dilution demonstration to understand the concept
of parts per million (ppm).
Pollution Limbo
· Play a Limbo game in which you examine various human actions
and decide the effects of those actions on water quality.
Pollution P.I.
· Use clues about water quality and your knowledge of the
connections between different land uses and water pollution to determine
the location of mystery collection stations on a map.
Riverfront Property
· "Develop" a piece of riverfront property and
consider the effects of that land use on water quality. Then devise
"Best Management Practices" to reduce the negative impact
of that land use on the waterway.
Acid Rain Effects
· Become either an aquatic organism or surface water in this
three part simulation and discover the effects of acid rain on aquatic
organisms in lakes with and without limestone buffers.
Is There AMD is this Stream?
· Collect and count organisms from two simulated streams
- one healthy and one affected by abandoned mine drainage (AMD).
Use biomonitoring techniques to determine the health of each stream
and explore the cause of the orange color in one of the streams.
Iron Investigators
· Use basic topographic map reading skills and your understanding
of watersheds to come up with a strategy to find the source of iron
from an abandoned mine. Compete in teams to see who can best utilize
time and money in the search.
Super Sleuths
· Be infected with a simulated unknown waterborne disease.
Attempt to find others that have the same symptoms and determine
possible causes, transmission paths, and prevention methods.
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Pollution Creek Geek Knowledgy
· Work in pairs or teams to play Creek Geek Knowledgy, the
Creek Connections version of Jeopardy. During the game, review what
you've learned in other module activities about water pollution.
Go to on-line game.
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Pollution Scavenger Hunt
· Use your knowledge of water pollution to complete a scavenger
hunt on school grounds, in your backyard, or while traveling on
a bus to your sampling site.
VIDEO: Earth at Risk-Clean Water
· Watch the 25-minute video, Clean Water. Then complete a
worksheet and discuss the threats to clean water, water pollution,
and water conservation.
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