Changes to the Environment (Atlantic Ocean)

Changes to the Environment (Atlantic Ocean)

S3L2.a, S3L2.b

• I can describe the impact humans have on the environment.

Essential Question

• How does pollution affect the plants and animals in the Atlantic Ocean?

Pollution problem

 The pollution problem of the Atlantic is that people and businesses continue to dump garbage, chemicals and other kinds of waste into the Ocean. Water pollution is a growing problem for the Atlantic region of Georgia.

Multiple Choice

True or False

Water pollution is NOT a growing problem for the Atlantic region of Georgia.

• True

• False

How Changing the Environment Affect the Plants & Animals

By polluting the ocean, humans are making the water unclean which can hurt fish, plants and other animals that count on this water habitat to survive. Dirty water gets into these animals bodies and makes them sick and die. Entire species are wiped which damages the entire food chain and ecosystem. 

Multiple Choice

True or False

Entire species of animals that live in the Atlantic Ocean CAN die out from humans polluted the ocean and making it unsafe for them to live there.

• True

• False

Brain Break....

How We Can Keep Plastics Out of Our Ocean...

How Changing the Environment Affect the Plants & Animals

Trash thrown into the Atlantic can float for miles and miles and ruin habitats that so many plants and animals call home. Coral reefs, which are essential to ocean’s ecosystems, are being destroyed by litter and garbage that is carelessly thrown into the ocean.

Multiple Choice

True or False

Coral reef, which is a plant that lives in the Atlantic Ocean is being destroyed by litter and garbage that is thrown into the ocean by humans.

• True

• False

Poll

I understand how pollution can change and effect the Atlantic Ocean.

• Yes! I definitely understand!

• I am getting there, and will review the lesson on my own.

• No, I need to review the lesson with my teacher.