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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Where Litter Ends Up
Lesson Description:
Students will be able to ...
Describe litter, explain how litter moves and its connection to water pollution.- Identify ways humans can help improve the environment by preventing litter.
- Differentiate between point source and non-point source pollution.
- Make observations and draw conclusions about a litter related event.
Lesson Type:
- Other
Sustainability Topic:
- Water
- Waste Reduction
GEF Program Category:
- Sustainable Water Challenge
- Waste Reduction Challenge
Time Needed:
45 minutes
45 minutes
Standards Addressed:
Technology Standard 3: Understand the relationship among science, technology, society and the individual.
Science Standard 10: Understand force and motion.
Science Standard 12: Understand the nature of scientific inquiry.
Health Standard 2: Know environmental and external factors that affect individual and community health.
Language Arts Standard 2: Use stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing.
Technology Standard 3: Understand the relationship among science, technology, society and the individual.
- Benchmark # 3: Know that man-made materials, products, and systems can affect the environment adversely, yet there are things that can be done to circumvent this process (e.g., disposing of waste properly).
Science Standard 10: Understand force and motion.
- Benchmark # 5: Know things move in many different ways (e.g., straight line, circular motion).
Science Standard 12: Understand the nature of scientific inquiry.
- Benchmark # 1: Know learning can come from careful observation and simple experiments.
Health Standard 2: Know environmental and external factors that affect individual and community health.
- Benchmark # 1: Know the sources and causes of pollution in the community.
Language Arts Standard 2: Use stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing.
- Benchmark # 1: Use descriptive words to convey basic ideas.
- Benchmark # 2: Use declarative and interrogative sentences in written compositions.
Materials Needed:
- Student journals
- Pencils
- Mailing tube
- Kiddie pool
- Clean water
- Two or more pails with pouring spout
- Clear glass pitcher
- Tea bags, five or six
- Package of instant chocolate pudding
- Packages of orange and green gelatin
- Assorted small pieces of waste: bottle caps, pieces of paper, foam packing peanuts
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
School or Group:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
