This book is meant to serve as a resource for the 3rd grade science curriculum.  

Standard:

S3L2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the effects of pollution (air, land, and water) and humans on the environment. a. Ask questions to collect information and create records of sources and effects of pollution on the plants and animals. b. Explore, research, and communicate solutions, such as conservation of resources and recycling of materials, to protect plants and animals

In unit three, students will explore:

**how pollution affects the environment and how to reduce pollution to help conserve natural resources. understand that changes in environments can happen naturally or be influenced by humans. 

**explain that pollution is a change in the environment that can influence the health, survival, or activities of organisms (including humans), and give examples of pollution.  

**understand that plants and animals live in a variety of habitats, and that change in those habitats affects the organisms living there. 

**give examples of human activities in agriculture, industry and everyday life that have had major effects upon the habitats of organisms. 

**explain ways that individuals (including themselves) and communities can do things to help protect the Earth’s resources and environments.

Conservation /ˌkänsərˈvāSH(ə)n/  

noun

*To protect and reduce; saving energy and water, recycling and protecting land are all forms of conservation.

*The protection of resources and avoidance of 

wasteful and destructive use

How can you can practice conservation?

*pick up trash. 

*recycle

*turn lights off when you leave a room.

*do not let the water run when you wash hands/brush teeth

*carpool or ride bikes

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Environment /inˈvīrənmənt/ 

noun

our natural surroundings; The space, conditions, and all the living and nonliving things around an organism

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Habitat - noun

The place where an organism lives

**It provides the animal with food, water and shelter. There are many different sorts of habitats around the world from forests to grasslands and from mountain slopes to deserts. Different habitats are home to different animals.

Organism - noun

any living thing

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Water Pollution - noun

litter, chemical waste, and other trash collects in water and hurts living things.

**Every time it rains, the water drains into our lakes, rivers, streams, and oceans! On its way to the larger bodies of water, the runoff will pick up soil and carry it into lakes or rivers. If the soil contains chemicals from fertilizers and pesticides, or even household cleaners, then the water is now polluted

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Noise Pollution 

noun

harmful levels of noise.

**Elevated sound levels lead to adverse effects in humans or other living organisms

Soil Pollution-noun

 Litter, chemical waste, and trash can collect on land and absorb into the soil.

**Land pollution takes place when humans use pesticides and other dangerous chemicals that mix in with the soil. Fertilizers and animal waste are a huge cause of land and water pollution from farms. Garbage, leftover paint, plastics, and sewage waste are other causes of land pollution.

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Soil Pollution

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Noise Pollution

Air Pollution - noun

Smog, exhaust, and other pollutants which make the air unhealthy to breathe.

**Air pollution happens when smoke, dust, or gases are released into the air. Carbon monoxide is a gas that cars give off when driven. Sometimes different kinds of pollution mix together in the air to make an even more dangerous chemical that can make it hard to breathe!

Smog smôɡ/ 

noun

pollution created when many different pollutants mix in the air.

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