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Beaches

Learn about water pollution at beaches, advisories at specific beaches, how the EPA protects beach water quality and what you can do to help.

Children's Health Curriculum Lesson 3: Breathing Easy: Keeping the Inside of Our Homes Healthy and Clean

This lesson teaches kids about air pollutants or irritants and how to keep the air in our homes and schools clean. It includes information about asthma and its triggers as well as lead exposure.

Aquarius 2022 Project Compendium

Aquarius Recognition Program

Radiation: Facts, Risks and Realities

This booklet provides an overview of radiation risks and realities.

RadTown Uranium Activity 6: Radiation Cleanup and Advocacy Objectives

Uranium was primarily mined for nuclear weapons development in the 1940s, and many Native American and Alaska Native communities have been further exposed to radiation as a result of these activities. Learn more about the history of community advocacy.

RadTown Uranium Activity 4: Uranium Mining Methods

Uranium mining and in situ leaching are two methods used to extract uranium ore from the ground below. Learn more about the history of these methods, and the benefits and impacts of each, using this free educational activity.

RadTown Uranium Activity 3: Uranium Ore Sources in the U.S.

Uranium mines in the United States are concentrated in the western half of the country. Use this free educational activity to discuss societal, economic, and environmental benefits and impacts with your students.

RadTown Uranium Activity 2: Radiation and Uranium Myths and Facts

Pop culture can sometimes blur the lines between myth and reality, especially when radioactive material is involved. Use this free educational activity to discuss radiation science with your students.

RadTown Uranium Activity 1: Uranium, Radium and Radon

What is uranium, and how do we use it? In this free educational activity, students will learn why the United States uses uranium, and understand the chemical properties of the element.

RadTown Radon Activity 4: The Half-Life of Radon

Half-life is the time it takes for half of the radioactive particles to decay away. Using math and science skills, students learn how half-life effects radon, a colorless, odorless gas.

RadTown Radon Activity 1: Ground Up

Radon is a radioactive gas that comes from radioactive rocks in soil and water. This free educational activity utilizes a lab activity to help students understand soil permeability. Learn more about radon gas and how it gets into homes and buildings.

RadTown Radiation Exposure Activity 6: Acute versus Chronic Exposure

We encounter a variety of radiation sources in our everyday life, and generally, this does not cause any health concerns. However, there may be situations in which we encounter acute or chronic exposures to radiation.

RadTown Radiation Exposure Activity 3: Penetrating Powers of Ionizing Radiation

Different types of ionizing radiation are blocked by different materials. Using a hands-on activity, this lesson helps students understand the different types of radiation, and what materials can provide shielding.

RadTown Radiation Exposure Activity 2: Sources of Annual Radiation Exposure

Every year, we are exposed to about 600 millirem of radiation. Where does it come from? Help your students learn more about radiation exposure and radiation sources using this free math-focused activity.

RadTown Radioactive Atom Activity 6: Radioactive Decay Chain

As radioactive elements decay, it emits energy in the form of radiation. Use this free activity in your classroom to help students understand decay chains and radioactive decay.

RadTown Radiation Protection Activity 4: Buildings as Shielding

When a radiological emergency happens, the best thing to do is get inside, stay inside, and stay tuned. Learn more about why using this free classroom activity.

RadTown Radiation Protection Activity 3: Radiation Warning and Protection Equipment

What types of equipment can monitor radiation in the world around us? Use this free activity to help students understand how we detect radiation, even if we can’t see, touch, hear, or smell it.

RadTown Radiation Protection Activity 5: A Career in Radiation Protection

What do people who work with radiation do? Learn more about different careers that use radiation in their day-to-day work with this free educational activity.

RadTown Radiation Protection Activity 2: Time, Distance and Shielding

The three principles of radiation protection are time, distance and shielding. Use this free interactive activity in your classroom to help students understand how we protect people from ionizing radiation.

RadTown Radioactive Atom Activity 1: Atomic Discoveries

In 1913, Ernest Rutherford used gold foil and a stream of alpha particles to better understand atomic structure. This free activity helps students understand how the experiment worked, and what we now know today.