EPA Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution) Kids Page
About this resource
- Appropriate grades
- K–8
- Subjects
- science (biology and life science, environmental science)
- Provider
- Environmental Protection Agency
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At this Environmental Protection Agency website, students can learn all about nonpoint source pollution, one of the leading causes of water contamination, through a variety of games and activities.
Masterbug Theatre includes a slideshow presentation that teaches kids about macroinvertebrates and why they are important. What's Wrong with this Picture? helps kids identify actions in their own yard that may contribute to pollution. And Darby Duck and the Aquatic Crusaders suggests seven experiments to teach kids all about the characteristics of water.
This is just a sampling of the activities found on this site. Other resources includes word finds, an articles and activities page for middle school students, and links to related sites on the Internet.
