Water Pollution

Are you looking for a fun to talk about water pollution that is also informative? If you are teaching about environmental issues, there is a lot of facts and topics for students to process. This non-prep lesson focuses on water pollution. Children will be able to learn about what water pollution is and the important role it plays in climate change. The slides are colorful and full of information. It’s a useful addition to any unit of work on climate change or the environment. There are duplicates of some slides depending on whether you prefer to use U.S. English or British English, simply delete the slide that contains the spelling that is not applicable to you. You can pick and chose what to teach without hours of lesson prep! Also included are slides which provide foundational knowledge about types of water bodies. There are opportunities for children to answer questions, both structured and unstructured, to express their views and to do some research (under the supervision of a responsible adult if they are learning from home). This is a useful resource for distance learning, whole class teaching or for instruction in small groups using a device. Worksheets for follow up work are also included.

95 page slide show packed with information and questions - delete or rearrange according to your lesson requirements.

Water Pollution - lesson objective
Our Earth - water facts
Fresh water sources
Glaciers
Ponds
Rivers
Ice caps
Clouds
Underground water - cave water
Oceans and Seas
Freshwater pollutants
Contaminating the water
Releasing pollutants into the water sources
Effluent and water sources
Types of water pollution
How can I tell the difference between point source and non-point source pollution?
More about point source pollution
More about non-point source pollution
The importance of water
Nonpoint source pollution and the landscape
Doing our part to prevent water pollution
How do we contribute to non point source pollution?
The river Ganga (The river Ganges)
The River Thames (London) and the ‘great stink’
Industry and water pollution
Water pollution - impact
What are the main effects of water pollution?
What do you know about water pollution?
Water pollution - what it means for us and our environment
Micro-plastics
The dead zone - fertilizers, algae and the Gulf of Mexico
Acid rain
Discussion time
We can work together
How can we reduce water pollution?
Categories for research
What do you know about…?
Final thought

Worksheets:

The effects of water pollution 2 versions
Doing better
What do I waste?
Design worksheet
Point and non-point sources
Point and non-point source vocabulary activity
Water pollution word search
Water pollution foldable - point source and nonpoint source pollution
Water pollution foldable - 3 versions
True or false water pollution activity