Types of Pollution
Types of Pollution Lesson Plan Time Required: Three 45-minute sessions
Print version of "Types of Pollution": PDF • Word
Objectives
Students will
- differentiate between the four types of water pollution (i.e., toxic, sediment, nutrient, and bacterial),
- classify examples of pollution, using a Venn diagram, and graph the number of examples of each type,
- infer the effects of certain decisions and actions on the animals and plants of watershed habitats,
- learn why there are rules and laws regulating the release of pollution into water,
- devise alternatives and solutions to pollution problems.
Related Standards of Learning
Science
3.1.j; 3.7.d;
4.1.a; 4.5.f; 4.8.a; 4.8.b;
5.7.e; 5.7.f;
6.5.f; 6.5.g; 6.7.a; 6.7.f
Mathematics
3.22;
4.20;
5.18;
6.18.a
English
3.1; 3.2; 3.4; 3.8; 3.10; 3.11;
4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.7.a; 4.7.b; 4.7.c; 4.7.d; 4.7.e;
5.1; 5.7; 5.8;
6.2; 6.5; 6.6
History & Social Science
3.9; 3.10;
VS.1.b; VS.1.d; VS.1.h; VS.1.i;
USI.1.e; USI.1.f;
USII.1.f; USII.2.b; USII.8.b
Materials
- Pollution Cards PDF • Word
- Pollution Cards Answer Key PDF • Word for teacher
- long piece of blue bulletin board paper
- 4 segments of string tied to create 4 large loops for a Venn Diagram
- self-stick notes
- Internet access
For each group:
2 pieces of paper and drawing materials
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