P F A S
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Start with a Story Map
This GIS StoryMap, created by College of the Atlantic student Ludwin Moran Sosa, is a useful tool in the classroom to help your students understand PFAS, including the issue of PFAS in the drinking water of schools.
Learn about Adsorption
Check out this lecture, created by PFAS researcher, Richard Hilliard, Ph.D., that you can share with your students to teach them how removal of PFAS works in drinking water treatment systems.
Teach a Biochar Filtration Lab
This clear and accessible lab, developed by PFAS researcher, Richard Hilliard, Ph.D, will give your students a wonderful hands-on experience! They will observe how adsorption works with contaminants such as PFAS and remediation materials such as biochar.
Build PFAS molecules with Legos!
Engage your students and get them excited by building different PFAS molecules (i.e., PFOS, PFOA, etc.) with Legos! This hands-on activity will help your students develop visual knowledge of the molecular structure of PFAS and a deeper understanding of why these molecules are considered “forever chemicals.”
Explore this shared Google folder containing resources for building PFAS out of Legos.
Watch an engaging and informative video on PFAS
How One Company Secretly Poisoned the Planet
The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin
This organization has created an excellent series of activities on PFAS for high school students.