Lesson Title: Air Pollution
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Level: 3-4
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Date: May 23, 2003
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Standards
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D1: The student understands that
natural processes affect the natural and built features of places and these
features have an influence on human activity and on people's views about which
places need to be cared for.
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Objectives
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- For students to develop an awareness of air pollution.
- Students should be able to identify some types of
air pollution.
- Students should be able to understand that both man-made and
naturally-caused air pollution exist.
- Students should be able to identify some causes of air pollution.
- Students should be able to suggest some solutions to the problem.
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| Activities |
- Field trip to congested area for observation and, later, discussion.
- To build a working model of a volcanoe to demonstrate naturally-caused
pollution.
- To learn about where our garbage goes.
- To read and listen to stories about natural and man-made pollution-causing
events such as volcanic eruptions, natural forest fires and purposefully-set
fires (for agriculture, etc.).
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| Focus Questions |
- What is pollution?
- Why should we worry about pollution?
- What is man-made versus naturally-created pollution?
- What types of pollution can you name?
- Can you do anything to help to reduce or prevent pollution?
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Resources
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- Videos, television programs, story books, newspapers, Web sites,
encyclopedias, parents and teachers.
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Relevant Benchmarks
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Care of Places, B3 (CPB3), CPD2, PPB3, FPD1
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Student Assessment
(How will I evaluate objectives?)
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- Draw a picture of pollution
- Tell or write a story that involves the cause and solution of
some type of pollution.
- Make a poster explaining causes and solutions of a certain type
of pollution, man-made or naturally-occuring.
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Teacher/Activity Evaluation (How well did my teaching
approaches and the activities facilitate student achievement of objectives?)
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