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? Gas Oil Plastics Mining Batteries Radioactive materials Acid rain Greenhouse gases Warm water Sediment
Agriculture – What pollutants does this create? Gas Oil Pesticides Herbicides Insecticides Fungicides Automobile exhaust Animal waste Soil erosion Greenhouse gases Sediment
Household – What pollutants does this create? Gas Oil Automobile exhaust Plastics Batteries Solvents or cleaning products Pesticides Sewage Greenhouse gases Medicines Sediment
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