Jessica Burchfield web quest pollution prevention

1. The learner will evaluate how earth materials can be used
to solve pollution prevention and enhance the quality of
life.
By: Jessica Burchfield

2.  Introduction
 Task
 Process
 Resource
 Evaluation
 Conclusion
 Teacher Page

3. Pollution Preventers (4th grade ):
Your Mission: Learn more about what pollution is
and what ways you can help prevent it. Use this
WebQuest to learn more about pollution and
activities you can do every day to help prevent
pollution.
Remember this Earth is ours and it is up to us to
keep it beautiful!

4. Work in small groups and
create a
presentation/newsletter to
present to K-2nd grade.
Share different ways that
younger “pollution preventers”
can help keep this
Earth beautiful.

5. Step 1: As a group go to the Resources Page and visit the
links attached to each image.
Step 2: Choose one type of pollution to base your project on.
Step 3: Assign roles and responsibilities: such as presenters,
lead writers, or newsletter designers.
Step 4: Come up with several different ways students can
help pollution prevention.
Step 5: Create a newsletter to share and present to the
younger students. Make sure the newsletter tells about your
type of pollution and what ways you can help pollution
prevention.

6. Water Land Air
Follow the link
connected to every
picture to learn more
about pollution.
As a group, pick one type
of pollution to do your
newsletter/presentation
on. Make sure to include
ways you can help
pollution prevention.

7. Beginning
1
Developing
2
Qualified
3
Exemplary
4
Score
Group
Cooperation
Group did not work
well together.
Group had several problems
assigning jobs, collaborating,
and creating the project.
Group worked well together
with a few problems
assigning jobs,
collaborating, and creating
project.
Group worked
well together and
had no problems.
Organization,
Creativity and
Clarity of project
Information
presented was not
well organized.
Information was not
organized well, lacking and
missing information.
Information was somewhat
organized and presented in
a way that was somewhat
clear and easy to follow.
Information was
well organized
and presented a
creative format.
Presentation of
Newsletter
Presentation was
not engaging and
speaker(s) did not
use good speaking
skills.
Presenters need reminders
to speak up, slow down and
keep eye contact during
presentation and audience is
not engaged.
Presentation was somewhat
engaging. Speaker used
loud voice and eye contact
most of the time.
Presentation was
engaging and
enjoyable.
Speaker did
excellent job.

8. Mission Accomplished!!!
You accomplished your mission, and assisted the
Earth in encouraging pollution prevention!

9.  This WebQuest is designed for 4th grade students and is focused on TN
Education State Standard 7 for Science “GLE 0407.7.2 Evaluate how
some earth materials can be used to solve human problems and
enhance the quality of life.”
 Objective: The learner will evaluate how earth materials can be used
to solve problems prevention and enhance the quality of life.
 What are 3 types of pollution?
 What problems does pollution cause?
 Who does pollution affect?
 What are some ways we can help prevent pollution?
 What ways can younger students help prevent pollution?