Examples: types-biodegradable, nonbiodegradable, organic, radioactive, nonradioactive
Sources: pesticides, herbicides

Reuse It or Lose It
Students will design experiments to discover the degradable nature of some packing materials and will explain the advantages of these materials over nonbiodegradable packing materials

Household Hazardous Waste
In this lesson, students will survey their homes for hazardous materials and tally the results as a class. They will use the Web to find out about proper waste disposal methods and the potential consequences of improper disposal. Students will conclude by creating pamphlets or multimedia presentations showing what they have learned.

Demonstrations in Soil Science

Welcome to the NRCS Soils Website

AirData : Access to Air Pollution Data

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