SCIENCEGRADE-6

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INTRODUCTION

TASK RESOURCES

PROCESS EVALUATION CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Kids-in-action

We need your help! There’s a big problem here on Earth and that problem is POLLUTION!

How can we stop pollution from destroying the Earth? Join the Kids-in-action and find out how you can reduce,

reuse, and recycle to help make our planet a healthy place to live

. Without your help, Mother Earth will perish, if enough people know and care, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

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TASK☺You will learn and identify what pollution is and

how it affects the Earth's air, water, and land.☺You will visit websites and learn the meaning of

reduce, reuse, and recycle (3Rs), and how this helps take care of the Earth.

☺You will create a poster on which you will identify one way pollution affects the Earth and present a

solution to the problem using one of the 3Rs. You will do all of this as a group of three. Keep reading and find out more!

RESOURCESVisit these links for more information

http://www.reducereuserecycle.co.uk/greendirectory/kids_green_sites.php

http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html?load=garbage_recycling

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0775891.htmlhttp://

kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/activities/funscience/green/

http://www.kidsbegreen.org/

PROCESSHooray! We're ready to begin! First, let's find out...What is pollution?People, animals, and plants need clean air and water to live. Pollution makes the Earth's air, land, and water dirty. Is this good for the living things on Earth? Think about this question as you watch a video.

http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html?load=garbage_recycling

You saw what can happen if we pollute the Earth.

Now it's time to learn about the 3 Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle!Learn about reducing, reusing, and recycling. How can you reduce to help the Earth? Use the links at the resources page about how to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Talk with your Kids-in-action members and think of something you can reuse after reading the webpage. Let's sum it up! First talk with your Kids-in-action members and think of one way to reduce, one way to reuse, and one way to recycle.

Now it's time to tell the world how important it is to

Reduce, reuse, and recycle!

You and your Kids-in-action members will make a poster to spread the word about the

3Rs.

The Kids-in-action Artist will:

● Illustrate the poster clearly, colorfully, and neatly.● Make sure the picture fills up the paper.

The Kids-in-action Text Master will:

● Print the written message on the poster, spell all words

correctly, and the writing should be clearly and neatly.● Make sure the words are

easy to read.

The Kids-in-action Manager will:

● Keep the group working together and help the group stay

on task.

● Share ideas and make thoughtful suggestions to the

Artist and Text Master.

• Now that you know your roles, it's time to make a poster that tells about a problem facing the Earth that is caused by pollution.

• Your poster will show a solution to the problem through reducing, reusing, or recycling.

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• You worked very hard and have an important message to share!

When your poster is finished, pass it in to your teacher so it may be hung up for all to see. Now it's time to look at your

work and the work of the other Kids-in-action groups! evaluation

page.

• After your group has read through and understands the table, you will look at all the posters, including your own and assign points to each poster. The teacher will use these to help decide which poster will represent our class. Have fun and talk as a group before you make your choices.

• Read and follow the criteria for judging at the evaluation page.

Evaluation

Beginning 1

Developing 2

Very Good 3

Exemplary 4 Score

Activity: Cross out Pollution

Student identifies and crosses out 0-3 pollutants, page is not colored or colored minimally

Student identifies and crosses out 4-6 pollutants, page is partially colored

Student identifies and crosses out 7-9 pollutants, page is colored

Student identifies and crosses all 10 pollutants , page is colored neatly.

25 points maximum

score

Activity: Reduce, reuse, recycle SORT

Student colors 0-2 objects the correct color , sort 0-2 of them appropriately

Student colors 3-5 objects the correct color , sort 3-5 of them appropriately

Student colors 6-8 objects the correct color , sort 6-8 of them appropriately

Student colors all nine objects the correct color , sort them appropriately

25 points maximum

score

Poster

Words are misspelled or unreadable ,

picture does not fill the

page ,message is not clear

Words are spelled correctly,

writing and picture are not neat or colorful,

message is somewhat clear

Words are spelled correctly

and neat , picture is neat,

message is clear

Words are spelled correctly,

are neat, and stand out, picture is

colorful and fills the page,

message is clear and understood

immediately.

25 points maximum

score

Group Participation

and Cooperation

Student did no complete the

work and did not cooperate with group members

Student completed some work and did not

work cooperatively with group for the majority of

the time

Student completed the

work and worked

cooperatively with group for the majority of

the time

Student completed the

work and worked

cooperatively with group for the entire time.

25 points maximum

score

Total 100%

CONCLUSIONCONGRATULATIONS!As new members of the Kids-in-action you have

learned how pollution affects the Earth and how you can help protect the Earth through the 3Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. You visited several websites, saw videos, and completed a beautiful poster to tell people how important it is to keep the Earth free from pollution by reducing, reusing, and recycling.

You now know that as living things, we need clean land, air, and water to live. It is important to keep the Earth healthy so that we can be healthy, too!

You are tomorrow's future! Tell your family and friends

what you learned to increase their awareness about our

environment. Spread the word to help our planet. Once againcongratulations! Through this WebQuest you have discovered HOW TO SAVE OUR WORLD!

THE ENDPrepared by: Fritz John M.

Saloma BEED-2