Captain Planet Protector!!!

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Captain Planet Protector!!!

• A fabulous webquest brought
• to you by
• Ms. Stewart and Mr. Butler

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INTRODUCTION!

• Our Earth is becoming more and more polluted.
  Humans are ruining its beautiful trees and making
  its water dirty. The Earth needs your help! It
  is time that we try and figure out what we can do
  to make our planet cleaner. You are Captain
  Planet Protector and it is up to YOU to help the
  Earth!

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TASK!

• Your task as Captain Planet Protector is to
  research parts of the Earth that are being
  polluted and ruined. In groups you will do this
  research using resources that follow and you will
  combine your efforts and present to the class
  ways in which we can easily start to save our
  Earth.

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PROCESS!

• Discuss in your group your specific topic and
  come up with things that you might already know
  about how people ruining this part of the Earth
• Now that you have some beginning ideas about your
  topic, do further research using the Internet
  links that are provided later
• Youll find more in depth information on what to
  look for on your topics page
• Compile your information and come up with what
  you think are the top three things that humans
  are doing to harm your topic
• Create a presentation to give to the class
  listing the top three harms and solutions to
  protect the planet

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WATER!

• Healthy drinking water is a very important
  resource.
• Your group will research what is polluting our
  water
• How are people polluting our water supplies?
• How can people fix these problems?

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AIR!

• The air we breath is an extremely important
  resourcewe need it to live!
• It is continually being polluted and it is your
  job to find out what is causing it!
• Figure out what the causes of air pollution are
  and what we can do to fix them or not pollute as
  much.

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TREES!

• Trees create our oxygen. They are beautiful.
  They provide us with shade. Trees are a valuable
  resource and they are being chopped down left and
  right.
• It is your job to research how humans are
  affecting trees and our forests.
• Find problems and create solutions so that fewer
  trees are affected by people.

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LAND FILLS!

• People are producing more and more waste. Our
  land fills are filling up at a never-ending rate.
  Soon we may be out of room.
• It is your job to figure out what can be done to
  stop our land fills from filling up anymore.
• Research what can be done to prevent waste and
  how recycling can help fix this situation.

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RESOURCES!

• What is water pollution?
• What causes water pollution?
• Everything else you'll ever need to know about
  water pollution
• All about AIR!
• A whole lot more about air
• Is it trash or not?
• Recycling Links!
• Why save trees?
• Does recycling save trees?

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CONCLUSION!

• Way to go Captain Planet Protector! You, with
  the help of your group, just informed everyone of
  ways they can start helping the environment.
  What you did might not seem like much, but you
  informed a lot of people and hopefully they will
  start protecting the environment too. It takes
  small steps to accomplish great things!

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WHAT DID YOU LEARN?!?

• Now that you have done all this research and
  learned a lot about saving the environment, we
  want to know what you think. Answer these
  questions
• What are the three most shocking things you
  learned about peoples impact on the environment?
• What are the three solutions you are going to use
  to clean up and save the environment?
• What kind of impact do humans have on the
  environment?
• Do you think protecting the environment is
  important?
• Did you enjoy this activity?
• Do you want to do more activities like this one?
• Did you enjoy working in a group?

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EVALUATION!!
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Three environmental issues for groups topic There were not any issues There were fewer than 3 issues or they were not on the correct subject There were 3 issues and they were on the correct subject There were 3 excellent topics and they were on subject and in depth
Solutions for environmental issues There were not any solutions There were fewer than three solutions There were 3 solutions Three solutions and they showed excellent, in depth thought
Presentation Presentation not clear and/or group members were missing Presentation presented part of the data or was unorganized All data presented and in organized fashion Data was well presented and presentation went extra step
Individual evaluation form Incomplete Evaluation for partially completed or with little effort Fully completed with adequate effort A great deal of thought was used when completing evaluation
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TEXT SET!

• A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry
• The Disappearing Forests by Smart Apple Media
• A Planet Choking on Waste by Smart Apple Media
• The Water Crisis by Smart Apple Media
• Rain Forest by Helen Cowcher
• The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
• Chattanooga Sludge by Molly Bang
• The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
• Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg
• Recycle Everyday by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
• The Earth and I by Frank Asch
• Earth Keepers by Joan Anderson
• A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry