Science 4th grade | UNIT 2: Living things and environment 2.6 How do we effect the environment?
The Earth is home to more than seven billion people.
It is also home to billions of animals and plants.
People, plants and animals need clean air and water All of us need to use energy. We also make a lot of waste.
People affect the Earth in both good and bad ways. The picture shows some of the bad ways.
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We can all help to protect the environment.
Activity 2.6 (How can we help the environment?)
You will need: paper - a pencil - colouring pens
Look around your school and the local environment.
Look for things that could damage the environment.
Look at lights, waste bins, heating.
water waste, air conditioning and toilet waste pipes. In your local environment, can you see local factories, farms, homes, roads, railways or ships?
Make drawings of these and then label your drawings. Think about how these things have can have a bad effect on the environment.
How could you reduce the bad effects?
Questions
1) Make a list of human activities that affect the environment.
2) Write down some ways in which you can protect your own environment.
3) What is a natural disaster?
Give an example.
