1. Cause & Effects of Water Pollution
There are 3 major sectors of society that cause water pollution ….. What are they?

2. Industry – What pollutants does this create? Gas Oil Plastics Mining
Batteries
Radioactive materials
Acid rain
Greenhouse gases
Warm water
Sediment

3. Agriculture – What pollutants does this create? Gas Oil Pesticides
Herbicides
Insecticides
Fungicides
Automobile exhaust
Animal waste
Soil erosion
Greenhouse gases
Sediment

4. Household – What pollutants does this create? Gas Oil
Automobile exhaust
Plastics
Batteries
Solvents or cleaning products
Pesticides
Sewage
Greenhouse gases
Medicines
Sediment

5. 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

6. Water Pollution Venn Diagram

7. Assignment: (6 groups) Groups will be: Wastewater pollution
Gas production & oil spills
Mining
Pesticides
Marine dumping
Industrial Wastes

8. 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

9. Presentations Each group will present their poster to the class
These will be extremely short presentations
Posters will be displayed in the hallway