Mercury: An Educator's Toolkit

“Mercury: An Educator's Toolkit” is a two-disc DVD and CD package that contains a variety of activities, educational videos, and other information designed to enhance students' understanding of mercury and its potential health hazards.

Contents available for viewing and/or downloading:

Videos

Teachers Guide to Educational Videos (PDF) (2 pp, 36K About PDF)
Message from former Regional Administrator John Askew (Windows Media Video, 1 minute, 4.2 MB, open captioned)
Keep Your Paws Off Mercury (Windows Media Video, 4 minutes, 15.1 MB, open captioned)
Mercury: It's Deadly (Windows Media Video, 2 minutes, 7.1 MB, open captioned)
Mission Mercury, short version (Windows Media Video, 13 minutes, 47 MB, open captioned)
Mission Mercury, long version (Windows Media Video, 20 minutes, 67 MB, open captioned)
The Magic Metal by Ohio EPA, 60-second version (Windows Media Video, 1 minute, 3.8 MB, open captioned)
The Magic Metal by Ohio EPA, 8 minute version (Windows Media Video, 8 minutes, 28.4 MB, open captioned)

Background Informational Documents for Educators

Background Information For Educators (PDF) (15 pp, 402K About PDF)
Letter to parents announcing toolkit (PDF) (1 page, 56K About PDF)

How to Take Action

Spill Response Info (PDF) (1 page, 114K About PDF)
Disposal of Mercury and Mercury-Containing Devices (PDF) (1 page, 44K About PDF)
Mercury-Free and Non-Hazardous Alternatives for Schools (PDF) (4 pp, 434K About PDF)

Student Information & Activities

Elementary School Activities (PDF) (7 pp, 456K About PDF)
Elementary School brochure (PDF) (2 pp, 327K About PDF)
Middle School Activities (PDF) (33 pp, 762K About PDF)
Middle School brochure (PDF) (2 pp, 810K About PDF)
Middle School presentation (PDF) (7 pp, 188K About PDF)
High School Activities (PDF) (37 pp, 1.3MB About PDF)
High School brochure (PDF) (2 pp, 431K About PDF)
High School presentation (PDF) (6 pp, 107K About PDF)

Mercury: An Educator's Toolkit

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