Cause & Effects of Water Pollution
There are 3 major sectors of society that cause water pollution ….. What are they?
Industry –
• What pollutants does this create?– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________
Agriculture –• What pollutants does this create?– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________
Household –• What pollutants does this create?– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________– _________________
Create a Venn Diagram• From the list, fill in similarities for all areas• Add each word into one area of the Venn diagram• A=Industry• B=Agriculture• C= Household
Water Pollution Venn Diagram
Assignment: (6 groups)
• Groups will be: – Wastewater pollution– Gas production & oil spills– Mining– Pesticides– Marine dumping– Industrial Wastes
For your group:
• Create a poster or pamphlet that can be displayed in the hallway… make it pretty!
• Use the fact sheet provided and the picture links too. You can add your own if you like
• Each poster will:– Identify the source of the pollution– Which sector of society causes it– How common it is– Have lots of pictures
Presentations
• Each group will present their poster to the class
• These will be extremely short presentations• Posters will be displayed in the hallway