Responsible farming is important for maintaining natural resources. Eager scientists complete a WebQuest to explore what happens to nitrogen when it enters the soil. They learn about the chemical makeup of nitrogen-based molecules and how an excess of nitrogen can affect the purity of groundwater.

Concepts

nitrogen, the nitrogen cycle, pollutants, ions, water pollution, water testing

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Pair with additional lessons from the same publisher for a more complete analysis of nitrogen components
• Have pupils build models to demonstrate the cyclic nature of nitrogen

Classroom Considerations

• Requires individual use of devices with Internet access

Pros

• Provides vocabulary support with pop-up links
• Uses a step-by-step approach to demonstrate calculations

Cons

• None