Acid Rain (Student Site)
This resources has plenty of information for students to explore in various ways, including games/activities, videos, and interesting reading passages. In addition, there is a section included in the website that encourages students to take learning to a further level by helping the environment. In this way, the learning extends outside the classroom. However, the "What Can You Do?" section could also be turned into classroom experiments.
When studying weather and climate under Standard 8, this resource allows students to take their study of rain a step further. Not only will they be able to understand that rain, and acid rain in this case, may be measured, but they will also see how acid can affect the environment, even in different forms (rain, sleet, fog, gas, dust, etc.). In addtion, the main goal of this resource is to investigate how acid rain has a direct effect on humanity. Aside from the information presented in the reading passages, students also have a chance to investigate the topics presented through watching videos and playing games.
Weblink address (URL):
Originator:
eduToolbox® is a resource-sharing portal developed by the Ayers Institute for Learning & Innovation with collaborative support and funding from the Tennessee Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education's Math & Science Partnership program.
