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Resources for Science > Earth Science > Earth Process and Materials > Renewable and Nonrenewable

1900 Air Pollution

http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/sci/life/eco/graphairgas/index.html

This graph,from the Web site accompanying the FRONTLINE NOVA special What's Up with the Weather?, reveals how atmospheric carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxides from coal- and oil-burning power plants, cars, and other fossil-fuel-burning sources have climbed along with the world population, with as yet unknown effects on the climate system.

Resource Type: Dataset - List/Table, Instructional Material - Instructor Guide/Manual, Audio/Visual - Graph
Grade Level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Water sourcebooks - Factsheets

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/wsb/pdfs/FACTS.pdf

A 91 page pdf on a variety of topics, including water pollution pp. 8-12, and water conservation pp.36-37.

Resource Type: Reference Material - Nonfiction Reference
Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Fossil energy - how fossil fuels were formed

http://www.fossil.energy.gov/education/energylessons/coal/gen_howformed.html

A one page article describing the formation of fossil fuels, enhanced with illustrations. At its end, there are three links to specific fuels: coal, oil and gas, for more specific information.

Resource Type: Reference Material - Article, Reference Material - Nonfiction Reference
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6

Clouds - Dans Wild Weather Page

http://www.wildwildweather.com/clouds.htm

See how many cloud formations you can name on this page brought to you by a meteorologist in Alabama.

Resource Type: Reference Material - Nonfiction Reference, Audio/Visual - Photograph
Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6