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Harmful Algal Blooms part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/hab/
This website contains lesson plans and activities to teach students about harmful algal blooms (HABs). The lesson is developed for grades 9-12, but may be adapted to middle school or undergraduate ...

Survival of the Fittest Microbes: Examining the Conditions of One River and the Microbes that Thrive There part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/2002052...
In this lesson, created for grades 6 - 12, students learn about the harsh conditions of Spain's Rio Tinto River and research the microbes that nonetheless manage to thrive there. They then ...

Hunting Bears with a Microscope part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/NSTA-share/liche...
In this online activity, students use lichens and tardigrades (water bears) to investigate their use as bioindicators of key air pollutants. When lichens are exposed to some kinds of air pollutants, ...

Hands-on Experiments To Test for Acid Mine Drainage part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://www.usgs.gov/
This is an on-line prototype for a book aimed at teaching kids the effects of acid mine drainage on our environment through experimentation and observation. Experiments introduce litmus paper, pH ...

The Mysterious Life of Caves part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/caves/
This is a companion website to a NOVA television series investigating strange life-forms found in toxic caverns. The program reviews the traditional theory of cave formation; introduces new theories ...

Water Sheds and Water Quality part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.iowadnr.gov/Environmental-Protection/Water-Qu...
This Illinois DNR pdf file contains a collection of activities to teach students in grades 5-9 about watersheds and pollution. Activities include "What is a ...