1. Solutions and Pollution Brenna Searcy

2. Essential Question  How do foreign substances cause pollution?

3. What is Pollution?  Pollution: the process of natural resources becoming spoiled by human waste  Foreign substances (waste) mix with air, water, and soil  Pollution: the process of natural resources becoming spoiled by human waste  Foreign substances (waste) mix with air, water, and soil

4. What is Human Waste?  Car exhaust, ocean litter, pesticides, fertilizers  Anything human created that can harm the environment  Car exhaust, ocean litter, pesticides, fertilizers  Anything human created that can harm the environment

5. Air Pollution  Caused by car exhaust, power plants, factories and oil refineries  Toxic particles mix with the air  Air pollution makes it hard to breathe  Los Angeles has the worst air pollution in the United States!  Caused by car exhaust, power plants, factories and oil refineries  Toxic particles mix with the air  Air pollution makes it hard to breathe  Los Angeles has the worst air pollution in the United States!

6. Air Pollution Map  Interactive Air Pollution Map: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/t he-air-we-breathe/372411/ http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/t he-air-we-breathe/372411/  Interactive Air Pollution Map: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/t he-air-we-breathe/372411/ http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/t he-air-we-breathe/372411/

7. Reducing Air Pollution  Carpool to reduce car emissions  Plant more trees  Save energy when you can  What are some ideas you can think of? Discuss with a partner.  Carpool to reduce car emissions  Plant more trees  Save energy when you can  What are some ideas you can think of? Discuss with a partner.

8. Water Pollution  Anything that causes a harmful change in the water  Caused by  Any kind of waste getting into the water  Oil spills  Makes water unsafe to drink  Harms ocean life  Anything that causes a harmful change in the water  Caused by  Any kind of waste getting into the water  Oil spills  Makes water unsafe to drink  Harms ocean life

9. Water Pollution Map  Interactive Water Pollution Map: http://projects.nytimes.com/toxic- waters/polluters/south-carolina http://projects.nytimes.com/toxic- waters/polluters/south-carolina  Interactive Water Pollution Map: http://projects.nytimes.com/toxic- waters/polluters/south-carolina http://projects.nytimes.com/toxic- waters/polluters/south-carolina

10. Reducing Water Pollution  Use non-toxic household cleaners  Proper disposal of industrial waste  What are some ideas you can think of? Discuss with a partner.  Use non-toxic household cleaners  Proper disposal of industrial waste  What are some ideas you can think of? Discuss with a partner.

11. Land Pollution  Anything that contaminates the Earth’s surface  Litter, landfills, pesticides, fertilizers  Can harm animals and plants  Can cause health problems in people  Anything that contaminates the Earth’s surface  Litter, landfills, pesticides, fertilizers  Can harm animals and plants  Can cause health problems in people

12. Reducing Land Pollution  Reduce your trash  Recycle  Reuse old items  What are other ideas you have? Discuss with a partner.  Reduce your trash  Recycle  Reuse old items  What are other ideas you have? Discuss with a partner.

13. Sum it Up! Discuss with a partner!  What does pollution have to do with solutions?  What are the different kinds of pollution?  What can you do to reduce pollution? Discuss with a partner!  What does pollution have to do with solutions?  What are the different kinds of pollution?  What can you do to reduce pollution?

14. Sum it Up (Answers)!  Foreign particles mix with air, water or soil making a toxic solution  Air pollution, water pollution, land pollution  Carpool, plant trees  Use non-toxic cleaners  Recycle, reduce, reuse  Foreign particles mix with air, water or soil making a toxic solution  Air pollution, water pollution, land pollution  Carpool, plant trees  Use non-toxic cleaners  Recycle, reduce, reuse

15. Standard  5-4.8 Explain how the mixing and dissolving of foreign substances is related to the pollution of the water, air, and soil.

16. Resources  http://www.stateoftheair.org/2014/msas/los- angeles-long-beach-ca.html#ozone http://www.stateoftheair.org/2014/msas/los- angeles-long-beach-ca.html#ozone  http://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/pollution http://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/pollution  http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/main-types-of- pollution.html http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/main-types-of- pollution.html  http://www.stateoftheair.org/2014/msas/los- angeles-long-beach-ca.html#ozone http://www.stateoftheair.org/2014/msas/los- angeles-long-beach-ca.html#ozone  http://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/pollution http://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/pollution  http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/main-types-of- pollution.html http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/main-types-of- pollution.html