Water Pollution Activity

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Eight print-and-go stations are included, each with a different focus. Station cards include text passages to read, data and graphs to analyze, or a map to interpret. As they move through the stations, students answer questions on a corresponding student worksheet.

Includes both PRINT and digital GOOGLE SLIDES options to assign.

Water Topics (1 Station Each):

  • What is Water Pollution?
  • Nitrogen Pollution
  • Phosphorous Pollution
  • Oil Spills
  • Trash and Microplastics
  • Acid Rain
  • Contaminated Drinking Water
  • Other Types of Water Pollution (thermal, particulate, radioactive)

This Resource Includes:

  • 8 Station/Activity Cards (print one for each station)
  • Student Worksheet (2 pages front/back)
  • Answer Key
  • Google Slides version of activity

Teacher Notes:

  • Please note: this water pollution activity is not editable.
  • The station cards look best when printed in color (you’ll only need one color copy for each station), but they can be printed in black and white if necessary.
  • No prior knowledge is required – all information in the questions comes directly from the information provided.
  • Go paperless! This activity includes a version in Google Slides.
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Related Standards:

  • NGSS MS-ESS3-3: Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
  • NGSS MS-ESS3-4: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
  • NGSS MS-LS2-5: Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.

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Grade Levels: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 NGSS Standards: HS-LS2-7, HS-LS4-6, MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-4, MS-LS2-5