Here are some of the questions you'll be able to answer after you finish these activities:

• What is pollution? What is recycling? What is conservation?
• How can we find information about these topics on the Internet?
• How do we know that the information we found is good to use?
• How can our school and community help solve the problem of pollution?
• How can we teach others about pollution and get them involved in helping us solve this problem?
  
  Georgia Third Grade Social Studies Standard
  S3L2. Students will recognize the effects of pollution and humans on the environment.
  a. Explain the effects of pollution (such as littering) to the habitats of plants and animals.
  b. Identify ways to protect the environment.
  • Conservation of resources
  • Recycling of materials
  

	Activities & Directions (What you should do)	Assessment (See how you did!)
	KWL Chart (Printable copy)	Go over your chart with a teacher or partner.
	Pollution Scavenger Hunt (Printable copy for graphic organizer coming soon)	Check your answers with a teacher.
	Recycling Posters	Checklist for posters (Printable copy)
	PowerPoint to share with others	PowerPoint rubric (Printable copy)
	Storyboard for Planning Photo Stories (Printable copy)	Ask a teacher to look at your finished storyboard before you begin your project.
	Places to Find Pollution Pictures	Be sure to save your sources and cite them!
	Directions for Photo Story	Rubric for Photo Story (Printable copy)
	Our Finished Photo Stories	Use the Photo Story rubric above and grade our finished Photo Stories to give you extra practice.