Created by Adele, Esther, Ronit, Limor and Vera

Table of Contents

List of terms. 2

Air Pollution. 2

Wildlife and Nature. 4

Rubrics for Assessment

Introduction

Our planet has many problems to face. Forests are destroyed, lakes and rivers are polluted, the air we breathe is dirty, different kinds of animals have disappeared and instead of birds singing, we mostly hear cars and airplanes….

In this unit you will learn about the different kinds of pollution. You will choose one topic that interests you the most, learn about it, discover existing solutions and try to think of more. Click on instructions to help you complete your tasks.

Pollution – Hotlist

List of terms

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/kids/kzone/?version=1

Definitions and links to different sites

Air Pollution

http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/eae/Sustainability/Younger/Air_Pollution.html

Definitions of air pollution

http://www.geocities.com/david_pollution/airpollution2.html

Causes of air pollution

http://www.ocefoundation.org/actionhero.html

http://www.arb.ca.gov/html/brochure/50things.htm

50 Things You Can Do for Cleaner Air

Household Waste

Recycle City

Games and activities

http://www.epa.gov/region07/kids/envirokids/kidssavearth.htm

http://www.planetpals.com/precycle.html

How to have less garbage

http://www.planetpals.com/EDrecyclethings/recyclefacts.html

Helpful ideas for recycling

http://www.epa.gov/kids/garbage.htm

How to reduce the amount of garbage we have

Global Warming

http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/gw.html

Effects of global warming on our planet

Water

Water Pollution

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/kids/kzone/108051/?lang=_e&region=

Facts about water

http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/kids/bloopers.html

Things we shouldn't do and why

Noise Pollution

http://www.soton.ac.uk/~engenvir/environment/noise_and_light/Noise.html

Definitions of different kinds of noise

http://kids.infoplease.lycos.com/ce6/sci/A0835810.html

What is noise pollution

http://www.quiet.org/

A definition of noise pollution

http://www.quiet.org/ideas_idx.htm

Ideas for a quiet class room

Wildlife

Wildlife and Nature

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/kids/kzone/108053/?version=1&lang=_e

Animated information of our wildlife and their habitats

http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/index.cfm

fun activities, quizzes, games, downloadable material on wildlife and nature

http://www.epa.gov/espp/poster

information about endangered species (animals and plants)

Treasure Hunt

Instructions

1. Read the hotlist (click on “hotlist”).

2. Choose one topic that interests you.

3. Click tasks.

4. Complete all the tasks with the help of the hotlist.

Tasks

1. List at least five words connected to your topic.

2. Define or translate the words. (The list of terms or the hotlist may help you.)

3. What are the causes of the problem?

4. How does the problem affect ((משפיע our planet?

5. What are we doing to stop the problem?

6. What can we do in the future?

7. Now you are ready for the BIG TASK!

BIG TASK

Prepare a poster / a booklet or _____________ about the causes and effects of the problem you learnt about. Prepare slogans!

Check yourselves with the help of the assessment rubrics and improve your work if necessary.

Present your work to the class and explain what you have learnt.

Save The Planet – Assessment

	0-4 points	5-10 points	11-20 points
How did we choose our subject?	We only looked at the different categories.	We chose at least 2 categories, looked at one or more items and took notes.	We chose at least 4categories, looked at two or more items and took notes.
Writing about the problem	We wrote less than 10 lines, didn't give examples, didn't use the new words and didn't express our opinion.	We presented the problem, gave examples, used some of the new words and wrote a little about our opinion.	We read a lot of material, we supplied a lot of examples and wrote our opinion, using the new words.
Writing about solutions	We didn't find any solutions.	We wrote about general solutions, the ideas of other people	We wrote about general solutions and also about our very own original ideas to help
Our Slogans to present our Project	We have used slogans from our reader.	We have found slogans on the Internet.	We have created our very own slogans.
	0-15	16-29	30-50
Presentation (poster, booklet or other visual aids)	Very short, not aesthetic, disorganized.	The texts are quite relevant, aesthetic and organized.	The texts are very relevant, very aesthetic and well organized.
	0-9	10-19	20-30
Oral presentation	Unclear, difficult to understand.	Quite clear, students understand the message.	Very clear, students understand the message easily.

Save The Planet – Assessment

	0-4 points	5-10 points	11-20 points
How did we choose our subject?
Writing about the problem
Writing about solutions
Our Slogans to present our Project
	0-15	16-29	30-50
Presentation (poster, booklet or other visual aids)
	0-9	10-19	20-30
Oral presentation