This document is a summary of a science WebQuest for 6th grade students about pollution. The WebQuest guides students through learning about pollution and how it affects the environment. It then teaches students about reducing, reusing and recycling (3Rs) to help address pollution problems. Students work in groups to create a poster about a pollution problem and solution using one of the 3Rs. They then evaluate each other's posters. In the conclusion, students are congratulated on learning how individual actions can help address pollution and protect the environment.

1. SCIENCE
GRADE-6

3. Symbol

4. INTRODUCTION TASK RESOURCES
PROCESS EVALUATION CONCLUSION

5. INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Kids-in-action
We need your help! There’s a big problem here on Earth and
that problem is POLLUTION!
 How can we stop pollution from destroying the Earth? Join
the Kids-in-action and find out how you can reduce, reuse,
and recycle to help make our planet a healthy place to live
 . Without your help, Mother Earth will perish, if enough
people know and care, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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6. TASK
☺You will learn and identify what pollution is and how it
affects the Earth's air, water, and land.
☺You will visit websites and learn the meaning of reduce,
reuse, and recycle (3Rs), and how this helps take care of the
Earth.
☺You will create a poster on which you will identify one way
pollution affects the Earth and present a solution to the
problem using one of the 3Rs.
You will do all of this as a group of three. Keep reading and
find out more!

7. RESOURCES
Visit these links for more information
 http://www.reducereuserecycle.co.uk/greendirectory/kids_gre
en_sites.php
 http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html?load=garbage_recyc
ling
 http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0775891.html
 http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/activities/funscience
/green/
 http://www.kidsbegreen.org/

8. PROCESS
Hooray! We're ready to begin! First, let's find out...
What is pollution?
People, animals, and plants need clean air and water to
live. Pollution makes the Earth's air, land, and water
dirty. Is this good for the living things on Earth? Think
about this question as you watch a video.
http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html?load=garbage
_recycling
You saw what can happen if we pollute the Earth.

9. Now it's time to learn about the 3 Rs: reduce, reuse, and
recycle!
Learn about reducing, reusing, and recycling. How can
you reduce to help the Earth?
Use the links at the resources page about how to reduce,
reuse, and recycle. Talk with your Kids-in-action
members and think of something you can reuse after
reading the webpage.
Let's sum it up! First talk with your Kids-in-action
members and think of one way to reduce, one way to
reuse, and one way to recycle.

10. Now it's time to tell the world how important it is to
Reduce, reuse, and recycle!
You and your Kids-in-action members will make a
poster to spread the word about the 3Rs.
The Kids-in-actionArtist will:
● Illustrate the poster clearly, colorfully, and neatly.
● Make sure the picture fills up the paper.

11. The Kids-in-action Text Master will:
● Print the written message on the
poster, spell all words correctly, and
the writing should be clearly and
neatly.
● Make sure the words are easy to
read.

12. The Kids-in-action Manager will:
● Keep the group working together and
help the group stay on task.
● Share ideas and make thoughtful
suggestions to the Artist and Text Master.

13. • Now that you know your roles, it's
time to make a poster that tells about
a problem facing the Earth that is
caused by pollution.
• Your poster will show a solution to the
problem through reducing, reusing,
or recycling.

14. •
• You worked very hard and have an
important message to share! When
your poster is finished, pass it in to
your teacher so it may be hung up for
all to see. Now it's time to look at your
work and the work of the other Kids-
in-action groups! evaluation page.

15. • After your group has read through and
understands the table, you will look at all
the posters, including your own and assign
points to each poster. The teacher will use
these to help decide which poster will
represent our class. Have fun and talk as a
group before you make your choices.
• Read and follow the criteria for judging at
the evaluation page.

16. Evaluation

17. Beginning 1
Developing
2
Very Good 3 Exemplary 4 Score
Activity:
Cross out
Pollution
Student identifies
and crosses out 0-3
pollutants, page is
not colored or
colored minimally
Student identifies
and crosses out 4-6
pollutants, page is
partially colored
Student identifies
and crosses out 7-9
pollutants, page is
colored
Student identifies
and crosses all 10
pollutants , page is
colored neatly.
25 points
maximum
score
Activity:
Reduce,
reuse, recycle
SORT
Student colors 0-2
objects the correct
color , sort 0-2 of
them appropriately
Student colors 3-5
objects the correct
color , sort 3-5 of
them appropriately
Student colors 6-8
objects the correct
color , sort 6-8 of
them appropriately
Student colors all
nine objects the
correct color , sort
them appropriately
25 points
maximum
score
Poster
Words are
misspelled or
unreadable , picture
does not fill the
page ,message is not
clear
Words are spelled
correctly, writing
and picture are not
neat or colorful,
message is
somewhat clear
Words are spelled
correctly and neat ,
picture is neat,
message is clear
Words are spelled
correctly, are neat,
and stand out,
picture is colorful
and fills the page,
message is clear
and understood
immediately.
25 points
maximum
score
Group
Participation
and Cooperation
Student did no
complete the work
and did not
cooperate with
group members
Student completed
some work and did
not work
cooperatively with
group for the
majority of the time
Student completed
the work and
worked
cooperatively with
group for the
majority of the time
Student completed
the work and
worked
cooperatively with
group for the entire
time.
25 points
maximum
score
Total 100%

18. CONCLUSION
CONGRATULATIONS!
 As new members of the Kids-in-action you have
learned how pollution affects the Earth and how you
can help protect the Earth through the 3Rs: reduce,
reuse, and recycle. You visited several websites, saw
videos, and completed a beautiful poster to tell
people how important it is to keep the Earth free
from pollution by reducing, reusing, and recycling.
 You now know that as living things, we need clean
land, air, and water to live. It is important to keep
the Earth healthy so that we can be healthy, too!

19. You are tomorrow's future! Tell your
family and friends what you learned
to increase their awareness about
our environment. Spread the word
to help our planet. Once again
congratulations! Through this
WebQuest you have discovered
HOW TO SAVE OUR WORLD!

20. Prepared by: Fritz John M. Saloma
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