Pollution

Which question can tell us what trash can cause harm or not harm the environment?

• Which trash looks prettier?

• Which trash will break down faster?

• which trash weighs more?

Which questions can we ask about air quality of a factory?

• How much smoke do they create?

• How much trash do they have?

• Does the factory recycle?

What can we tell people to persuade them to recycle?

• Reusing bottle causes waste.

• Recycling allows people to reduce trash that will build up and harm the environment

• Recycling is hard

Our class finished lunch and we notice there is a lot of trash. What can we do to protect animals and plants from harm?

• Put the trash in the dumpster.

• Burn the trash.

• Bury the trash.

• Sort the trash to recycle and compost.

What are the TWO ways that we can reduce the amount of energy we use each month?

• Air dry our clothing instead of using a drying machine.

• Brush our teeth with the water running.

• Turn off the TV when we're not watching it.

• Drive instead of walking to close places.

You notice that your bathroom sink was dripping water all day and night. Which of the following is the BEST solution to solve this problem?

• Get the sink fixed so it stops the dripping water to conserve water.

• Collect the water to use on dry plants.

• Collect the water to measure how it's being wasted.

Bags of plastic trash are dumped into the ocean every day. How does it impact the environment?

• It will sink to the bottom of the ocean and it will not harm anything.

• It will be eaten by fish who will have plastic inside of them.

• It will float until someone cleans it up.

Which of the following causes this and how does it impacts animals and plants that live in the area?

• There is a lot of air pollution that could be from chemicals spilled in the water. Plants and animals may struggle to survive with toxic chemicals.

• There is a lot of air pollution that could be from transportation and local factories. Plants and animals may struggle to survive with complications with breathing.

• There is some air pollution that is from vehicles in the city. Plants and animals will be fine because air pollution is common in cities.

• There is a lot of air pollution that could be from chemicals spilled in the water. Plants and animals will die from chemicals.

Henry noticed that many of the roads in his town are covered with litter. Most of it is from McDonalds including paper bags, and soda cups. What conclusion can Henry make about the impact the litter will have on the environment?

• All the trash will make the town smell bad.

• All the trash will make the town look bad.

• Animals may think it is food and try to eat the trash.

• Everyone loves Mcdonalds! :)

You found the lake full of dead fish and a sign that said “No Swimming”. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY the cause for the dead fish and the “NO SWIMMING” sign at the lake?

• Too many people were swimming in the water, which made the water too dirty for the fish to live in.

• Too many people fished at the lake so they died.

• Pollution from the factory upstream caused the fish to die and made the water unsafe for swimming.