2. CAUSES  By definition: Water pollution is when pollutants are directly/indirect ly put into bodies of water  Chemicals  Dumping illegally/legally  Bathing  Religious ceremonies  Man-made materials  Detergents  Garbage (of all forms)  VOC’s  Plant and Animals

3.  Acid rain  Toxic levels unsafe for animals and humans  Can be fatal  Poisoning  Infectious diseases from drinking and bathing

11.  In your home groups you will find a River of Water (DO NOT OPEN IT) Shake it (GENTLY) Write down what you see.  Each bottle represents a river we’re looking at Use the written clue that will help you figure out which river it is.  NOW: Think about how it would feel if you had to bathe in this water. Drink it. Wash your clothes in it. What would you feel? Would you want to change it?

12.  In a group of 3 to 4 FIGURE out a solution the could solve water pollution: Create a program, diagram, picture, written piece. If you have another idea please ask to see if it’s ok.  TWIST: Connect water pollution to air pollution and figure out what way your solution would benefit helping air pollution.

13.  China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yVYJb TLWZg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yVYJb TLWZg  Yellow River: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSpKdz 5xD9A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSpKdz 5xD9A  Yangtze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsL_Eu uVsaY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsL_Eu uVsaY  Mekong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6N2S X51d7w

14.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnFg wWE-eyc&list=PL09BAF97589332235 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnFg wWE-eyc&list=PL09BAF97589332235  Ganges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq9E rh1WKx8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq9E rh1WKx8