Raindrops Keep Burning on My Head

This lesson allows students to learn about the concept of pH and to understand the impact that acid rain has on the environment and human health.

Something Fishy

Students explore the dangers of high levels of mercury and learn how small amounts of mercury in water accumulate in greater quantities in organisms higher in the food chain

Gwynns Falls

Students will use the Internet to research the Gwynns Falls/ Leakin Park area, in light of a fictional proposal for the development of a $100million dollar golf course along the trail there.

What's This Trash?

Students take a closer look at what happens to the trash that is deposited on a daily basis and how it may affect their environmental health.

Dirty, Dirty Water

Students are challenged to think about the importance of clean water in their lives as they learn about the methods used to rid water of harmful contaminants.

Lesson Seeds

Presentations

Waterborne Organisms and Human Health - Thaddeus Graczyk, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
The Baltimore Ecosystem Study and Soil Research (Part 1)
The Baltimore Ecosystem Study and Soil Research (Part 2)
The Baltimore Ecosystem Study and Soil Research (Part 3) - Katalin Szlavecz, Ph.D, Senior Lecturer, School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University

Interview

Meet Elizabeth Haskins, who tests the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and creates maps for watermen of places safe to harvest fish and shellfish.

Video

Water + ? = Trouble is a video about a group of teens trying to find the source of an outbreak of cholera.

Teacher Discussion Highlights

Water Issues

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