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Catching Pollution

Provided by: Population Education |Published on: October 18, 2021
Lesson Plans Grades 3-5, 6-8

Synopsis

  • In this experiment and activity, students place pollution collection cards in and around the classroom or school to see how much air pollution exists in different locations and then visualize the weight of carbon pollution using objects.
  • Students will collect and analyze data, think critically about where pollution comes from, and discover ways to reduce it. 
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Subjects: Science, Mathematics
Authors: Population Education
Region: Global
Languages: English

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Population Education
Population Education provides K-12 teachers with innovative, hands-on lesson plans and professional development to teach about human population growth and its effects on the environment and human well-being. Human population has grown from 1 billion to 8 billion in just over 200 years, so it is critical to examine human impacts on wildlife, climate, and natural resources while working toward equality and justice for the world’s people. Through memorable, standards-aligned classroom activities like simulations, cooperative challenges, and debate, Population Education inspires students to tackle a variety of real-world problems and to become positively engaged in their communities as the next generation of leaders and policy makers.

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