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ScienceGrade 2nd· Acid Rain

Acid Rain

Acid Rain

Learning Objective

Students will learn about acid rain.

Words to Know

Acid rain: Rain thats more acidic than normal from pollution!; Acid rain harms trees and lakes.
pH scale: Number for how acidic something is — below 7 is acidic!; Normal rain pH is 5.6.
Fossil fuels: Coal, oil, gas from ancient plants — burning causes pollution!; Power plants burn fossil fuels.
Pollution: Harmful stuff in air, water, or land!; Clean Air Act reduced pollution.

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Lesson Info

Grade 2nd

2026-07-20

Acid Rain

Standards Alignment

5-ESS3-1
Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth's resources and environment
3-ESS2-2
Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world

Keywords

2nd grade sciencescience for kidsacidrainacid rainph scalefossil fuelspollution5-ESS3-13-ESS2-2kids learningelementary education

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