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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.

By Michele Kloda.

Bringing current science into the classroom

Activities for middle and high school on groundwater, water quality, and environmental stewardship have students exploring current environmental research without leaving the classroom.

Format: series (multiple pages)

Bringing current science into the classroom

In Bringing current science into the classroom, page 1

How your students can experience current environmental research without leaving the classroom.

Format: article/best practice

By Michele Kloda.

Sandhill scrub

In Wetlands of the coastal plains, page 5

The field trip continues with a visit to one of the few permanently dry habitats on the coastal plain. The home of the desert-like sandhill scrub community shown in Figure 4. These communities are found on the crest of old shoreline ridges. To reach them we...

By Dirk Frankenberg.

Water and Weather

From just looking at cloud formations to building a weather station, this sampling of resources help students learn all about climate, weather, and the water cycle.

Format: bibliography/help

Pocosin

Pocosin is a type of wetland with evergreen trees and low shrub vegetation growing in peat or sandy soils. Sometimes called shrub bogs, pocosins are typically found in the Atlantic coastal plain in poorly drained uplands between streams and floodplains. Pocosin...

Format: image/photograph

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: (grade 9–12 Science)

By Michele Kloda.

Round and Round It Goes; Water, Where It Stops Nobody Knows

The hydrologic cycle is the process, powered by the sun, which identifies the constant, endless movement of water from the atmosphere to the earth to the ground water, to the rivers to the oceans and back into the atmosphere. This experimental lab lesson will show the process of the hydrologic cycle as it relates to the earth's atmosphere by showing three different scenarios,the first scenario (the control), container A, shows the hydrologic cycle with no contaminates. The second scenario, container B, shows the hydrologic cycle with the earth's soil contaminated. The third scenario, container C, demonstrates the hydologic cycle with the air polluted. These three situations will give the student an idea of how the atmosphere and the growth of plant life are affected by different contaminants in the earth.This lesson will, in fact, investigate the hydrologic cycle experimentally.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)

By Mark Clinkscales and Carrie Palmer.

More than just a rainy day: The water cycle

Students will identify water sources in the school environment in order to understand the origins of our water and to gain perspective about the students' place in the water cycle. Students will learn about the water cycle using a variety of resources and discover connections between the water cycle and the water that they use every day.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Development and Science)

By Kelly This and Leigh Thrower.

Estuaries in North Carolina: A primer

Estuaries are places near the coast where freshwater and saltwater mix. Influenced by ocean forces yet partly sheltered from them, estuaries have unique and fascinating ecologies. This article explains what estuaries are, their geology and role in the larger...

By Waverly Harrell and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.

Resources on the web

Splish, splash: Water's journey to my glass

This lesson will explore the hydrologic cycle and water's journey to our glass. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science and Social Studies)

Provided by: National Geographic

The Superfund Basic Research Program

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP) conducts scientific research and also offers workshops, activities and resources for teachers on Superfund-related issues. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health