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How Water Pollution Is Cleaned Up Lesson PlanHow Water Pollution Is Cleaned Up Lesson Plan
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
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5th - 12th
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Science
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How Water Pollution Is Cleaned Up

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As a follow-up from the previous lesson, young environmentalists discuss the benefits of water filtration and whether or not it's the best option. Other alternatives including air stripping, bioremediation, and phytoremediation are examined. Students are also assigned a short writing assignment requiring them to finish the sentence, “If I had the power to change how water pollution is dealt with I would…”

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

water pollution, water conservation, water treatment, water, water quality, pollution, pollutants

Additional Tags

science

Classroom Considerations

  • Provide poster board for each group
  • Have colored pencils, markers, and crayons available for students to use

Pros

  • Students can represent the depth of their understanding through a short writing assignment

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.5.3.a W.5.4 SL.5.1.a SL.5.4 W.6.3.a W.6.4 W.7.3.a W.7.4 W.8.3.a W.8.4 W.9-10.3.a W.9-10.4 W.11-12.3.a W.11-12.4 SL.6.1.a SL.6.4 SL.7.1.a SL.7.4 SL.8.1.a SL.8.4 SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.4 SL.11-12.1.a SL.11-12.4

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