Captain Planet Protector!!! A fabulous webquest brought to you by Ms. Stewart and Mr. Butler

INTRODUCTION! Our Earth is becoming more and more polluted. Humans are ruining its beautiful trees and making its water dirty. The Earth needs your help! It is time that we try and figure out what we can do to make our planet cleaner. You are Captain Planet Protector and it is up to YOU to help the Earth!

TASK! Your task as Captain Planet Protector is to research parts of the Earth that are being polluted and ruined. In groups you will do this research using resources that follow and you will combine your efforts and present to the class ways in which we can easily start to save our Earth.

PROCESS! Discuss in your group your specific topic and come up with things that you might already know about how people ruining this part of the Earth Now that you have some beginning ideas about your topic, do further research using the Internet links that are provided later You’ll find more in depth information on what to look for on your topic’s page Compile your information and come up with what you think are the top three things that humans are doing to harm your topic Create a presentation to give to the class listing the top three harms and solutions to protect the planet

WATER! Healthy drinking water is a very important resource. Your group will research what is polluting our water How are people polluting our water supplies? How can people fix these problems?

AIR! The air we breath is an extremely important resource—we need it to live! It is continually being polluted and it is your job to find out what is causing it! Figure out what the causes of air pollution are and what we can do to fix them or not pollute as much.

TREES! Trees create our oxygen. They are beautiful. They provide us with shade. Trees are a valuable resource and they are being chopped down left and right. It is your job to research how humans are affecting trees and our forests. Find problems and create solutions so that fewer trees are affected by people.

LAND FILLS! People are producing more and more waste. Our land fills are filling up at a never- ending rate. Soon we may be out of room. It is your job to figure out what can be done to stop our land fills from filling up anymore. Research what can be done to prevent waste and how recycling can help fix this situation.

RESOURCES! What is water pollution? What causes water pollution? Everything else you'll ever need to know about water pollutionEverything else you'll ever need to know about water pollution All about AIR! A whole lot more about air Is it trash or not? Recycling Links! Why save trees? Does recycling save trees?

CONCLUSION! Way to go Captain Planet Protector! You, with the help of your group, just informed everyone of ways they can start helping the environment. What you did might not seem like much, but you informed a lot of people and hopefully they will start protecting the environment too. It takes small steps to accomplish great things!

WHAT DID YOU LEARN?!? Now that you have done all this research and learned a lot about saving the environment, we want to know what you think. Answer these questions… –What are the three most shocking things you learned about people’s impact on the environment? –What are the three solutions you are going to use to clean up and save the environment? –What kind of impact do humans have on the environment? –Do you think protecting the environment is important? –Did you enjoy this activity? –Do you want to do more activities like this one? –Did you enjoy working in a group?

EVALUATION!! 0123 Three environmenta l issues for group’s topic There were not any issues There were fewer than 3 issues or they were not on the correct subject There were 3 issues and they were on the correct subject There were 3 excellent topics and they were on subject and in depth Solutions for environmenta l issues There were not any solutions There were fewer than three solutions There were 3 solutions Three solutions and they showed excellent, in depth thought PresentationPresentation not clear and/or group members were missing Presentation presented part of the data or was unorganized All data presented and in organized fashion Data was well presented and presentation went extra step Individual evaluation form IncompleteEvaluation for partially completed or with little effort Fully completed with adequate effort A great deal of thought was used when completing evaluation

TEXT SET! A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry The Disappearing Forests by Smart Apple Media A Planet Choking on Waste by Smart Apple Media The Water Crisis by Smart Apple Media Rain Forest by Helen Cowcher The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry Chattanooga Sludge by Molly Bang The Lorax by Dr. Seuss Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg Recycle Everyday by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace The Earth and I by Frank Asch Earth Keepers by Joan Anderson A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry