Students make a bar graph showing how much paper, plastic, glass, and other items are thrown away, then follow up with a discussion of packaging and where trash goes. Endangered animals are discussed in a story about a tunnel built under a busy highway in Florida to protect panthers crossing the road. The relationship between habitat destruction and endangered animals is also explored. A new subway system built in Los Angeles that helps reduce the amount of pollution in the air is featured in another lesson. Water pollution is illustrated by an activity that has students place sand in one end of a pan and water in the other end to simulate a beach.
Oil is poured in the water and students try different methods to clean up the oil.
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