This environmental science teaching unit for 6th-12th grade can be downloaded in full or in parts. If you are only using parts of it, we recommend you download the Overview and Introduction; it provides a detailed description of the unit’s learning objectives, structure, timing, and standards addressed.

  1. Water Quality A Global Issue [PDF]
  2. Water Quality Fecal Coliform [PDF] – [Click here for PPT]
  3. Water Quality Turbidity & Conductivity [PDF]
  4. Water Quality pH [PDF] – [Click here for PPT]
  5. Water Quality Temperature [PDF] – [Click here for PPT]
  6. Water Quality Nutrient Loading & Dissolved Oxygen [PDF] – [Click her for PPT]
  7. Water Quality Pont, Non-Point Source Pollution [PDF]
  8. Water Quality Bioaccumulation [PDF] – [Click here for PPT]
  9. Water Quality Climate Change [PDF] – [Click here for PPT]
  10. Water Footprint [PDF]
  11. Water Quality Assessment Research Project [PDF]
  12. The River Mile Water Quality Site Visit [PDF]