• This 12 minute video about PFOA chemical pollution describes what "forever" chemicals are, some of the products you'll find them in, and how widespread the toxic pollutant is in drinking water across America. 
• It discusses the need for the precautionary principle when reviewing and approving new products, chemicals, and chemical ingredients in products. 
  

Positives

• The graphics in the video are very informative.
• It provides a local example in North Carolina that some students may identify with.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• There are ads during the video.
  
• Although there is no direct discussion of climate change, clean and fresh water is vital to life on Earth and this dwindling resource is being affected by climate change and pollution.
  

Differentiation

• Students could investigate the companies that make PFOA chemicals and investigate other chemicals that may be damaging to human health through the FDA, CDC, OSHA, and NIH websites.
• Students could research all of the products that contain PFOA chemicals and types of water filters that might be able to filter them out of drinking water.
• Other resources about pollution include this video, this lesson, this experiment, and this interactive map.   
  

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