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Pollution

Study the impact of air and water pollution. What is your carbon footprint and its effect on the earth? Choose from more than twenty student laboratory kits and resources that can be used in your classroom.

360Science™: Water Purification

360Science™ blends the best of student-engaging digital content with easily adaptable hands-on labs to offer your students a uniquely comprehensive learning experience.

In this lab experience, students are challenged to develop a process of water purification and assess benefits and costs and whether the process was fully successful. Editable, differentiated instructions range from a time-sensitive prescriptive lab to full open inquiry, and robust online videos and content help students prepare for and better understand the labs they’re conducting.

Green Chemistry: Road Deicers—Student Laboratory Kit

Learn a quick way to assess the relative toxicities of chemicals commonly found in road deicers. This lab, developed in partnership with Beyond Benign, has students examine the effects of aqueous solutions of sodium chloride, magnesium chloride and calcium chloride on germination and growth of lettuce seeds.

Oil Spill Containment—Flinn STEM Design Challenge™

Extracting crude oil from the environment includes some risk, and disastrous oil spills have occurred. In this activity, students design a method to contain a certain volume of oil and to minimize contamination of the ecosystem.

Landfills—Flinn STEM Design Challenge™

The average person in America generates almost 4.5 pounds of trash per day. In this STEM Design Challenge, students tackle the real-world problem of waste management.

Air Pollution Chart

Air Pollution Chart for environmental science is a colorful chart that includes graphics, tables and text to help you gather information about air pollution.

Water Pollution Chart

Water Pollution Chart for environmental science is packed full of informative text to support colorful drawings and provide answers to common questions about water pollution.

Water Purification—Student Laboratory Kit

Water Purification Laboratory Kit for environmental science demonstrates the capacity of activated charcoal filtration for adsorption of objectionable odors and colors from water to improve its appearance and taste.

Why Is the Water Green? Student Laboratory Kit

In the Why is the Water Green? Pollution Laboratory Kit for environmental science, examine the effects of common pollutants on an organism that is abundant in all aquatic environments—algae.

Water Pollution Testing Reagent - Refill Kit

Refill for Water Pollution Testing Kit for field studies in environmental science is available for Water Pollution Testing Kit for field studies in environmental science (AP7559).

Water Pollution Testing Kit

Water Pollution Testing Kit for field studies in environmental science is a comprehensive kit designed to introduce the basic concepts of water pollution testing. Test and measure 7 key water quality test factors.

Effects of Chemical and Thermal Pollution—Student Laboratory Kit

Effects of Chemical and Thermal Pollution Laboratory Kit for environmental science is an excellent activity that shows how chemical and thermal pollution can affect water quality and alter the life cycles of organisms.

Clearing Water with Alum—Demonstration Kit

Clearing Water with Alum and Water Purification Demonstration Kit for environmental science is a highly visible, commercially tested procedure that will demonstrate the water purification process.

Oil-Eating Bacteria—Student Laboratory Kit

Oil-Eating Bacteria Student Laboratory Kit for environmental science will arouse interest in environmental studies. Study oil-eating bacteria, which is one method used to clean up an oil spill.

Stream Contamination: Forensics Laboratory Kit

Stream Contamination Forensic Laboratory Kit for environmental science allows you to take the role of a forensic scientist and determine who is responsible for a hypothetical massive fish kill.

Plants and Pollution—Student Laboratory Kit

With the Plants and Pollution Laboratory Kit for environmental science, investigate how environmental pollutants affect the vigor and the growth of plants.

Forensic Groundwater Contamination—Student Laboratory Kit

Forensic Groundwater Contamination Laboratory Kit for forensics and environmental science provides a hypothetical situation and prompts you to determine the extent of a pollutant’s spread and to pinpoint the source.

Groundwater Simulation Model—Guided-Inquiry Kit

In the Groundwater Simulation Model and Guided-Inquiry Laboratory Kit for environmental science, investigate groundwater-related concepts while designing and building your own simulated groundwater model.

Understanding Your Carbon Footprint—Student Activity Kit

Understanding Your Carbon Footprint Classroom Activity Kit for environmental science allows you to analyze data and contributions from utility bills, modes of transportation and everyday activities.

Buffering Lakes and Streams—Demonstration Kit

Buffering Lakes and Streams Demonstration Kit for environmental science uses marble chips and dilute sulfuric acid solution with universal indicator to show how carbonite-rich soils neutralize acid rain.

TesTab® Water Investigation Kit, Complete Set of 12 Modules

TesTab^® Water Investigation Kit for environmental science makes water testing safe and simple. Monitor water quality and pollution levels of natural waters as you test for 12 different water factors.

Soil Contamination—Forensic Laboratory Kit

In the Soil Contamination Laboratory Kit for forensics and environmental science, perform chlorine, iron and pH tests and use problem-solving skills to solve a mystery.

Lead in Soil—Student Laboratory Kit

Lead in Soil Laboratory Kit for environmental science grabs the attention of this eco-minded generation as they discover that “healthy-looking” soil can contain traces of a toxic metal remaining decades after initial contamination.

Airborne Particulates—Student Laboratory Kit

In the Airborne Particulates Laboratory Kit for environmental science, explore air pollution and discover just what types and amounts of particles are found in the local air.

Environmental Pollution and Lichens: Student Laboratory Kit

In the Environmental Pollution and Lichens Laboratory Kit for environmental science, discover the value of lichens as living indicators of environmental quality. Experiment to see how different given pollution samples affect lichens.

Environmental Pollution—Student Laboratory Kit

Environmental Pollution Laboratory Kit for environmental science introduces air and water pollutants in a hands-on way. Gain a deeper understanding of air and water quality.

Exploring Groundwater—Activity-Stations Kit

In the Exploring Groundwater Activity-Stations Laboratory Kit for environmental science, explore important concepts related to groundwater. Contains three activities, each focusing on a specific groundwater-related topic.

Bioassay Experiment—Student Laboratory Kit

With the Bioassay Experiment Kit for environmental science and biology, carry out a cooperative experiment to determine the effect of different concentrations of salt solutions on the growth and development of lettuce seeds.

Bacterial Pollution (Coliform): Student Laboratory Kit

In the Bacterial Pollution (Coliform) Laboratory Kit for microbiology, determine the presence or absence of coliform bacteria in water supplies. Observe a dramatic color change to do so.

Chemical Pollution in Water—A Qualitative Ion Test Super Value Kit

Using the Chemical Pollution in Water Testing Kit, students test for the presence of several types of simulated polluting chemical ions. Students will also write chemical equations and test for unknown contaminating ions.

Cleaning Up with Iron—Demonstration Kit

Use the Cleaning Up with Iron Chemical Demonstration Kit to present the “potential” of using metallic iron in permeable reactive barriers to clean polluted groundwater. This display shows how advances in science have improved our lives.