Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.B.3.3.5

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
Questions/activities that grow in complexity
Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content

S4.B.3.3.5 S4.B.3.3.5

Describe the effects of pollution (e.g., litter) in the community.

Activities

Give one example of how people pollute the air.
Give one example of how people pollute the land.
Give one example of how people pollute the water.
What is one thing you can do to help decrease pollution?

Write a few sentences to explain two ways that the pollution in your community affects you.

Write a letter to your local congressperson explaining the effects pollution has on your community. Suggest a few ways that the community can work together to reduce pollution.

Answer Key/Rubric

Examples include, but are not limited to: exhaust from automobile, factory emissions, burning fossil fuels
Examples include, but are not limited to: landfills, litter, pesticides, fertilizers, deforestation
Examples include, but are not limited to: industrial waste, sewage, dumping
Examples include, but are not limited to: don’t litter, pick up litter, ride a bicycle, walk, use public transportation, buy environmentally safe chemicals and cleaning products, recycle
Student responses will vary. Use this rubric to evaluate the responses.

Needs Improvement of Reinforcement	Basic Understanding	Mastery
Student is unable to describe how pollution affects them.	Student is able to describe two ways in which pollution affects them.	Student is able to use facts to explain two or more ways in which pollution affects them.

Suggestions to reduce pollution may include, but are not limited to:
- Community clean-up days
- Stricter littering regulations
- Reduce construction
- Recycling programs
Student letters will vary. Use this rubric to evaluate student responses.

Needs Improvement of Reinforcement	Basic Understanding	Mastery
Student is unable to describe how pollution affects the community.	Student is able to describe how pollution affects the community and can suggest two ways pollution can be reduced.	Student is able to use facts to describe how pollution affects the community and can suggest two or more ways pollution can be reduced.