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- A case study of "A Civil Action"
- In Bringing current science into the classroom, page 3
- This is a short, culminating activity that can be used to assess your students' understanding of the steps needed to determine if a water source is contaminated and how it got that way, and to suggest possible methods of cleanup or remediation. Students review a portion of the film “A Civil Action” and identify the problem and the people involved. Students then take the role of environmental scientist and apply their knowledge of water and hazardous waste contamination to create a plan to help lawyer, Jan Schlichtmann, try the case.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science)
- By Michele Kloda and Dana Haine.
- Inquiry-based exploration of human impacts on stream ecosystems: The Mud Creek case study
- This unit plan for high school earth and environmental science explores the impact of human activity on the health of streams in urban and non-urban settings. Students mimic current scientific research by measuring physical, chemical, and biological indicators of stream health.
- Format: (multiple pages)
- Superfund in science class
- In Bringing current science into the classroom, page 2
- Four Web-based activities let students identify Superfund sites, define hazardous waste, see how aquifers work, and explore cleanup solutions.
- Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 9–12 )
- By Michele Kloda and Dana Haine.
