Acid Rain Testing Project - Help Needed!

[Elaine Hondorf <hondorf@MEOL.MASS.EDU>]

WANTED CLASSES TO HELP WITH OUR ACID RAIN TESTING PROJECT!

We have a group of fifth grade students who will begin a seven week study
of acid rain on April 11th. The students will be collecting and testing
the pH level of rainwater samples over a three week period (April 30th -
May 20th). We are looking for some other classes (fourth and fifth grade)
in schools throughout the USA who would be willing to help us with the
following:

1. Send us a class letter by MAY 21st including in it the following
information: school name; grade level; teacher's name; any interesting
information about your class; the town or city and state your school is
located in; whether your school is rural, suburban, or urban; what kind
of industry your town or city has; any pollution problems that your town
or city is experiencing, and what is being done to eliminate these problems.

2. For three weeks ( April 30th to May 20th) have your class collect,
test, and record the pH level on local rain samples. You can use a simple
rain collector and pH paper to do this. The class can make one rain
collector, and do a few tests each week during this three week period. We
will send you information about collecting and recording the data later.
You need to send us your rain collection data by MAY 26th.

We hope that you will help us with this project.  When responding, please
put ACID RAIN PROJECT in the subject  heading. In return for you help
with this project, we are willing to send you and your class the above
information from our 5th grade students and all of the participating
classes ( via a distribution list) by the end of May. We hope to hear
from you soon.

Sincerely,
Elaine Hondorf, Media Specialist
Nancy Picardi, Fifth Grade Teacher
J.W. Killam School
333 Charles St.
Reading, MA 01867
617-944-7831
e-mail : hondorf@meol.mass.edu