PFAS curricula are being developed across Maine and beyond to help teachers and students grapple with this difficult issue. The chemistry of PFAS molecules is of interest in itself. The use of PFAS in myriad products, because of its waterproofing and firefighting capabilities, helps explain how environmental contamination has occurred. A GIS StoryMap was created by College of the Atlantic student Ludwin Moran Sosa to help with understanding PFAS and may be a useful tool in the classroom.

Watch an engaging and informative video on PFAS

How One Company Secretly Poisoned the Planet

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.

The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin

This organization has created an excellent series of activities on PFAS for high school students.