The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) deals with natural hazards such as hurricanes, floods, national security matters, winter storms, etc. in a non-threatening scientifc and fun manner for children. The site includes animations, videos, games, quizzes and questions areas that address hazardous situations that children may face at any given time. Full description.

In this lesson, students test for visible and invisible pollutants in the air and keep a journal of experimental results, procedures, and conclusions. Using simple materials, they will form groups to set up experiments around the school, keep records, research the history of acid rain, make a mural showing the acid rain cycle, and post a chart displaying the sources of visible pollutants. Full description.

This is an online activity book from the National Weather Service that teaches about hazardous weather. The site also includes links to kids sites for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA). Full description.

For this lesson, students will assume the role of an outdoor sports event planner. They will evaluate changes in air quality over a one year time frame based on a review of Air Quality-Carbon Monoxide Data and quantitative line graphs. The data will be used to make an informed decision about the best times of the year to plan for outdoor and indoor sports activities. Full description.

In this activity, younger students count and examine paticulate pollutants that they collect themselves. The Dr. Suess story "The Lorax" is used as a point of focus for the idea of air pollution. Students will discover what makes up particulate matter in the air. They will also learn about the major sources of particulate pollution and how very small particles may become trapped in the lungs. Full description.

This demonstration is designed to demonstrate the procedures that municipal water plants use to purify water for drinking. Students will discover that water treatment plants typically clean water by taking it through the processes of aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection. They also learn that water in lakes, rivers, and swamps often contains impurities that make it look ... Full description.

These computer activities build on concepts presented in the acid rain Students Site, and allow students to put their new knowledge to use. A connect-the-dots game lets them construct pictures of things that are related to acid rain. There is also a word search (novice and advanced levels) in which they can look for terms related to acid rain that were presented in the Students Site. There is also ... Full description.

The characters in this story learn what a Superfund site is, how it became contaminated, and how it will be cleaned up. In the course of the story, they perform an experiment that demonstrates what happened at the Superfund site, which was the contamination of the groundwater from the leaching of the tailings at an old silver mine. The experiment also illustrates the pump and treat method of restoring ... Full description.

This page about acid rain for younger students describes both wet (rain, snow, fog) and dry (gas, dust) acid deposition and points out that both can be carried by the wind, sometimes for very long distances. It also explains the concept of acidity, how it is measured, and describes some of the harmful effects of acid deposition. Links to a glossary are embedded in the text. Full description.

This page explains some of the harmful effects of acid rain on people, forests, lakes and streams, and infrastructure (buildings, monuments). Topics include ground-level ozone and respiratory diseases in people, removal of nutrients from soil and plant leaves or needles, acidification and release of aluminum into lakes and streams, and corrosion of stone and metal in buildings and monuments. Links ... Full description.