Groundwater contamination
In this activity, students build an aquifer model to look at point source and non-point source pollution.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
explain how pollutants are dissolved and/or carried into groundwater and surface water
discuss how polluted groundwater may lead to polluted lakes or rivers.
Download the Word file (see link below) for:
introduction/background notes
what you need
what to do
student handout.
Point source contamination
In this video, educator Angela Schipper demonstrates how to build an aquifer model and simulate a point source contamination of the groundwater.
Non-point source contamination
In this video, educator Angela Schipper demonstrates how to build an aquifer model and simulate a non-point source contamination of the groundwater.
Related content
This activity is a great follow up to the activity Constructing an aquifer model – where students build an aquifer model and examine how water gets into the aquifer system.
These additional videos, Non-point source contamination and Point source contamination, offer additional help on how to use these activities in the classroom.
Find out here how the year 3 team at Hillcrest Normal School used our resources to teach about groundwater and pollution.
