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Learners build a filter from old soda bottles and dirt. They create polluted water, and pour it through their filter to clean it.

Learners construct an electricity-generating wind turbine out of a plastic bottle.

Learners take on the role of environmental engineers as they design water filters.

How does a green roof, or roof covered by plants, affect the temperature of the inside and outside of a building? Learners design and build houses to find out the answer.

Learners observe and discuss a simple model of a wet scrubber, a device for cleaning industrial air pollution.

In this design-based activity, learners explore environments, ecosystems, energy flow and organism interactions by creating a model biodome. Learners become engineers who create model ecosystems.

In this activity on page 27, learners perform an experiment to learn about how different types of marine debris degrade and how weather and sunlight affect the rate of degradation.

In this activity, learners explore how engineers design devices that can detect the presence of pollutants in the air.

In this design challenge, learners design a storm drain cover that catches litter to protect waterways to learn about how local actions can have system-level effects.

Learners observe and discuss a vacuum cleaner as a model of a baghouse, a device used in cleaning industrial air pollution.

Learners make their own paper. They start by shredding old newspaper, clean toilet paper, and clean paper towels.

In this activity, learners explore how environmental engineers might approach solving the problem of an oil spill.

In this activity, learners identify different plastics in a mystery bag. Learners discover that plastics are classified #1 through #7.

Learners build particulate matter collectors--devices that collect samples of visible particulates present in polluted air.

In this activity, learners explore the difference between compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and traditional incandescent bulbs.

In this activity, learners explore sensors and focus specifically on how to measure humidity using a sensor.

In this online game, learners must purchase power plants for their city.

Learners build a wind turbine and test it to see how much energy is created.

This activity models the necessary balance of creating power and cleaning up its associated waste. Learners participate in a game where they attempt to move forward toward a goal.

This board game teaches learners about energy decision making. Players select cards that determine the transportation and home design that will influence their expenses as they play.