1. By: Mrs. Ross’s Grade 1/2 Class Assisted by Mrs. Rossmo-Wiegers Silverspring School 2012

2. Inquiry Question:

3.  Oil spills -from ships -from pipe bursts  Vehicle pollution (car, truck, etc.)  Factories  Human pollution

4.  Harms or kills animals Such as: -birds -fish -squid/octopus -dolphins -sharks -sea turtles  Can harm or kill humans -drinking contaminated water (parasites and bacterias in the water) -unable to use for washing clothes or bodies  Harms or kills plants  Harmful to the air (and polluted air can harm water)

5. CONTROLCAN NOT CONTROL

6.  Bicycle  Shopping carts  Plastic  Garbage  Plastic bags  Tin cans  Pop bottles

7.  Stop putting garbage in the water  Recycle  Use a net to clean up the garbage  Walk, scoot, run, or bike to school instead of driving  Take the bus  Car-pool  Don’t let your car idle (turn it off when you are parked!)

8. Don’t waste water!  Use the dishwasher when it is full  Turn off the tap when you are brushing your teeth  Use it only when you need it  Water your lawn in the evening or in the morning (allows for the water to absorb into the ground rather than evaporate quickly)  Turning of the tap when brushing our teeth  Reserve water from leaking taps/collecting rain water  Water lawns when its cooler out; early morning or evening (don’t forget to turn it off!)

20.  To never through garbage in the water  Don’t pollute our waters  Reduce, reuse, then recycle  Stop other people from putting garbage into the water  Give others information about polluted air and water (educate others!)

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