Description:
Participants collect rain samples during three or more rainfalls and measure the pH level (preferably with a meter) to the nearest tenth. The web site provides a range of links to resources with which teachers can build lesson plans around this activity.

(In 2000, the project runs February through May, with the measurements themselves taken March 13 through April 14.)

Organization:
Lincoln Middle School
Passaic Alternate School of Passaic Public School District
The Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology

URL:
http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/phacidrain/index.html

Contact:
Project Leaders: Irene Browning
Harry Greenwald
Jerilyn Jentsch
Timothy Reilly
Jacquelyn Varcadipane
Email: phacidrain@yahoo.com; http://www.k12science.org/

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Acid Rain
Atmosphere
Environmental Science
Pollution

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00