acid rain

"Did you know that some scientific discoveries have helped further the understanding of human health and the environment? A couple of these are discussed in the pages of this book. First, there's a discussion on acid rain, how it happens, and what its effects are. The second is about x-rays and how they're used for diagnosis" -- Amazon.

"As scientists try to discern what the Earth's changing weather patterns mean for our future, Rachel Rothschild seeks to understand the current scientific and political debates surrounding the environment through the history of another global environmental threat: acid rain"--Publisher.

Explains what causes acid rain, its effects on water and wild life, and possible solutions to the problem.

Provides materials for classroom use on the topic of acid rain, designed to be taught in eight sessions during which students will participate in experiments, discussions, writings, role-playing, a game, and a play, that will teach them the origins, effects, and solutions to the problem of acid rain.

Examines the direct and indirect effects of acid rain, how it is formed, how it is being studied, who are the culprits in the creation of this very damaging ecological problem, and what citizens and the government can do to alleviate it.