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Pollution and prevention

Pollution of water and how to prevent it

Read some of the causes and consequences of pollution of water and have a look at the image to understand how plastics end in the water.
How does plactic end into the oceans
How does all that plastic end into the ocean? Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung. Flickr. (CC-BY)
 CAUSES           
CONSEQUENCES
- Fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and insecticides from agricultural activities. - Disappearance of biodiversity.
- Bacteria and viruses from human and animal organic waste improperly disposed. - Illnesses in humans by consumption of contaminated water.
- Radioactive waste from mining, power plants or natural resources. - Destruction of ecosystems.
- Chemical substances from factory activities.

Activity 1 and 2

1. Choose the right word to complete the statements.
- Fertilizers , , herbicides and from activities.

Teamwork

2. Have a look at the image How all that plastic get into the ocean? for a minute. Then divide in groups of three and try to write down all the information in the image. Tell your results to the rest of students so that they can check if there is any missing information.
- Bacteria and from human and animal waste improperly disposed.
- Radioactive from mining, plants or resources.
- Chemical from activities.

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Activity 3 and 4

3. Listen and write the words related to the causes of pollution of the water.
4. Listen and write the words related to the consequences of pollution of water.

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How to prevent water pollution

Have a look at this image to see how we can stop polluting water. 5. Choose the right word to make correct statements.
how to prevent water pollution
how to prevent water pollution. Yolanda Varela. (CC BY-NC-SA)
 a. Don't throw products, oil, medicines, etc. down the sink
b. Use water .
c. Don't throw away , recycle properly.
d. Use friendly detergents.
e. Buy meat.
f. Use plastic.

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Activity 6

6. Listen and mark with an X the phrase you hear.
a. Use water sparingly.
 b. Use less plastic.
 c. Don't throw products, oil, medicines, etc. down the sink.
a. Buy sustainable meat.
 b. Use water sparingly.
 c. Use environmentally friendly detergents.
a. Don't throw products, oil, medicines, etc. down the sink.
 b. Don't throw away litter, recycle properly.
 c. Buy sustainable meat.
a. Use less plastic.
 b. Buy sustainable meat.
 c. Don't throw products, oil, medicines, etc. down the sink.

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Projects

PROJECT 1a

Make a poster with all the components that quality water should contain.

PROJECT 2

Think about ways to reduce water consumption. Then create an infographic to make all students in the school take part in the project to make a sustainable use of water.

I only take showers not baths!

PROJECT 3

Make some easy experiments related to daily life activities to see changes of state in the water. Then record them to show the other students. Here you have some examples:

- Drying hair.

- Evaporation of water on wet clothes.

- Obtaining salt from evaporation, etc.

PROJECT 1b

Make a poster explaining the differences between depuration and potabilization.