Starter

Pollution

Term 2: Religion: Rights & Responsibilities1. Forms Of Pollution & Their Possible Solutions

2. Scarcity Of Natural

Resources3. Christian &

Muslim Teachings On Stewardship

4. The Nature & Importance

of Medical Treatments For

Infertility

5. Different Attitudes To

Infertility Treatments Among

Christians

6. Different Attitudes to Transplant Surgery In

Christianity

9. The United

Nations & World Peace

8. Assessment

7. Revision

10. Why Wars Occur

Title: Forms Of Pollution & Their Possible Solutions 3 May 2023Developing: To describe the main types of pollution and their causes (E/D Grade)Secure: Explain some possible solutions to the different types of pollution (C/B Grade)Excelling: Evaluate who or what is responsible for the state the world is in (A/A*)

Copy the definitions

The Environment

The increase in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere (thought to be caused by the green house effect)

Global Warming

Conservation

Stewardship

Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generationProtecting and preserving natural resources and the environmentThe surroundings which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live

1. Choose an objective2. Decide on your

target grade3. Copy the correct

definitions into your lesson template

What is Pollution?

Pollution is the contamination of the environment, which damages and spoils it, so

that it is no longer clean, healthy or able to provide the best possible conditions for humans or animals. Most pollution is caused by waste –

products that humans do not want.

Visit the different pictures stationed around the

room.

For each picture explain what is happening and what TYPE of pollution

you think it is.

Connect with previous learning…

Now complete the column relating to the

affects of pollution.

How do you think each of the examples affect the environment and

its inhabitants?

Fly Tipping/Litter

LAND POLLUTIONCan lead to poor growth of crops, loss of

wildlife habitats and other types of pollution such as WATER POLLUTION

Oil spill

WATER POLLUTIONThis includes the contamination of rivers,

lakes and oceans. It affects the waters quality making harmful to both humans

and animals.

Power stations

AIR POLLUTIONAffects the natural balance in the air. Can lead to ACID RAIN. Can cause SMOG. Can

lead to breathing problems in humans and animals.

Scientist believe air pollution causes GLOBAL WARMING.

Toxic Waste

LAND POLLUTIONCan cause huge health problems for

humans and other wildlife. Lowers the soils fertility making it hard to grow food.

Deforestation

LAND POLLUTIONTakes away the earths natural resources

leaving the earth barren.

Electrical waste

WASTE POLLUTIONWaste that cannot be recycled and is not

bio-degradable. It takes up space, spreads disease and releases dangerous

chemicals.

Congestion

AIR POLLUTIONUpsets natural balance of the air.

Contributes to breathing problems such as asthma and is believed to contribute to

the problem of GLOBAL WARMING.

Market Place

Each pair will be assigned a form of pollution and their possible solutions:

• Acid Rain• Human Waste• Eutrophication• Radioactive Pollution

1. Each pair is given information on one form of pollution and their possible solutions. You must convert the information into a poster using no more than 25 words. You may use as many

pictures, symbols, cartoons, sketches, numbers and initial letters as you like.

Instructions

2. One person from each pair stays with the poster and explains what it means to people who come to them.

3. One person from each goes to the other pairs to get the information.

4. Original pairs swap information and ensure the table is complete.

Watch the clip and

think about pollution and its

causes…

Who/what do you think is

responsible for the state the world is in?

Is it… Humanity? The Government? Greed? Selfishness? Businesses? Past generations? Scientists? Young people?

Who’s to Blame?

Q (D) Science and the Government have pollution under control’ (6 marks) i) Do you agree? Give reasons for your point of view (3)ii) Give reasons why some people may disagree with you. (3)

Complete the question in your lesson template.

Swap with a partner and mark each others work in GREEN PEN

The type of question is (d) and the marks for the question are (6).

REMEMBER to mark each point in the margin – there should be three of each.

Please comment – giving a POSITIVE WWW and a TARGET EBI

Peer Marking