Carolyn C. Smith
Water Pollution
Objectives
The students will be able to:
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1. Discuss how our waters are polluted.
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2. Explain and suggest ways to prevent water pollution.
Vocabulary
Natural resource, spills, recycle, dumps, waste, ecology, and conservation
Materials Needed
Map of New Haven or Map of Connecticut, paper, and pencil
Procedures
Ask the students what do they do to save time and energy?
Introduce the words conservation and natural resources.
Discuss what the city and state are doing to reduce the amount of pollution in the area. Find Long Wharf on the map. Have the students tell what experiences they have had which are associated with this landmark. (This should open the discussion of the odor found in the area and what causes it.)
Questions for Discussion
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1. Why is it necessary to keep things clean?
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2. Why does waste material have to be disposed of properly?
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3. Why does Long Wharf area smell?
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4. How does the Bottle Bill help to stop pollution?
Related Activities
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1. The students can find out how the community disposes of waste materials.
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2. Make a display of newspaper articles which relate to conservation and ecology.
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3. Make a bulletin board display of the natural resources and their uses found in the area.
Field Trip
Arrange for a tour of the New Haven Harbor on the Carter to note the effects of pollution there as well as to view the city of New Haven and other interested sites along the shore.