Pollution of the Environment Created by Educational Technology Network. www.edtechnetwork.com 2009 Pollution of the Environment
Instructions Work with a peer. When given your turn, select a category and the number of points your team wishes to obtain. A correct answer results in acquiring of the points. If the answer is wrong, the next team in line gets the opportunity to answer for the same number of points. At the end of the game, the pair with the most points wins a prize.
Let’s Begin. 10 20 30 Category 3 Category 2 Category 1 Category 1 = Air Pollution Category 2 = Water Pollution Category 3 = Land Pollution
Category 1: 10 Points Question: A natural fuel, commonly used in motor vehicles and industries, that pollutes the air.
Answer: Fossil fuel
Category 1: 20 Points Question: A group of gases that cause global warming.
Answer: Greenhouse gases
Category 1: 30 Points Question: Something that families and neighbours can do collectively to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere.
Answer: Carpool
Category 2: 10 Points Question: A group of chemicals used in agriculture which, if leached into waterways, causes excessive growth of aquatic plants, decreases the oxygen levels and causes death of fish and other animals.
Answer: Fertilizers
Category 2: 20 Points Question: A chemical that can render contaminated drinking water safe for human consumption if used in prescribed quantities.
Answer: Chlorine
Category 2: 30 Points Question: A disease in humans, caused by drinking contaminated water, that is highly infectious.
Answer: Cholera
Category 3: 10 Points Question: The most common cause of land pollution is improper….
Answer: Waste disposal
Category 3: 20 Points Question: Apart from direct toxic impacts on human and animal health, another impact that affects us all is on….
Answer: food quality
Category 3: 30 Points Question: A common approach used to promote minimization of waste which we can all apply.
Answer: Re-use, reduce, recycle
Hope you all had fun. Congratulations to the winning team.