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Have you ever been angry because there's so much trash at the beach? Have you found yourself coughing and your eyes stinging because of the pollution in the air? Let's find out about where this pollution comes from and what you can do about it by using the internet.
TASKHow
does pollution affect the environment? You are on a mission for the United
Nations (UN) fact-finding committee on the environment.
The UN is looking for a variety of views on how pollution
affects the
environment. They will be voting on
implementing three new environmental protection laws for the world. You
will need to gather information and form an
opinion, which you will bring back
to the UN. You will need to
persuade others to believe in your opinion at the hearing. Your
speech may sway
the vote that will change the world! UN
Environmental Protection Laws To Be Voted On: 1)
All countries must change from using gas to another
source of energy,
which does not harm the environment, by the year 2002.
Any country found using gas as a source of energy after that date will be
charged two million dollars a month. This
money will go to the UN to help clean up the world environment. 2) All countries must stop using toxic pesticides by the year 2002. They must change to environmentally safe methods of keeping insects off their crops. Any country found using pesticides after that date will be charged one million dollars a month. This money will go to the UN to help clean up the world environment.
INTRODUCTION
Before you choose a role to play, you need to learn a little about pollution first. Explore these websites to help you understand more about pollution and what you can do about it. Then go to the Rubrics section to find out exactly what you need to do to get a good grade. This is a great site by the US Environmental Protection Agency with tons to do!
You can find out by clicking on "Air" and then On the Trail of the Missing Ozone to read a comic book loaded with information about the ozone layer around the earth.
You can learn about water pollution by clicking on "Water" and find out how water is treated to clean it from pollutants. You can play some games too.
In "Garbage and Recycling" you can read a story about a town that cleaned up their environment or about the Garbage Gremlin to answer this question. You can go to Recycle City to play and learn about recycling.
Keep a trash journal
for a day. Write down everything
you throw away. Make a chart of
things you can recycle, reuse, or reduce. Now go back to your trash journal and
circle the things you could recycle, reuse, or reduce.
Choose three things on your list to concentrate on.
Click on "Small Planet, Big Problems" to find out. Place the methods of prevention you could use in order of priority.
You can also
go to the informative coloring book and art project sections. If you have
time you can click on the Planetpals to hear their rhymes.
Keep America Beautiful - Just for Kids
Explore this
Website to help you with your answer. You can learn some great ideas for
handling garbage/waste, play with puzzles, do word searches and even learn
how to make a dirt dessert!
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