Introduction
You have just finished reading the book, On My Honor. In the book you read about two boys, Tony and Joel who decided to swim in the Vermillion River instead of climbing the bluffs at Starved Rock. The Vermillion River is described in rather unflattering detail by Joel, who notes that it is quite polluted. Pollutants are chemicals that get released into the environment that has the ability to cause great harm to the environment and people's health.
What types of pollutants might be present in the river?
How do these toxins come to be a part of the river water?
What can be done to prevent further deterioration of a polluted aquatic environment?
Task
Your assignment is to compose a one page report on what you have found out through your research.
Your report must be at least one page long.
It must include four paragraphs, introduction and three body paragraphs.
It must include what you have discovered through your research that answers the three questions.
Process
1. The student will go to the links provided, read, and look at the information provided below.
2. The student will take notes on his/her Think Sheets as to what his/her want to include in his/her two page presentation.
3. The student will then open a Microsoft Word document and begin to create his/her presentation, while leaving up this Webquest to double check their facts.
Evaluation
| Beginning | Developing | Proficient | Score | |
| Report | Some information is present, although credit is given to the source and it doesn't flow. | at least three facts are present with credit given to the source and is chronological. | more than five facts are presented with credit to the source and is chronological | 15 |
| Conventions/Grammar | Words are misspelled, punctuations are left out or used incorrectly at least 4 times overall. | Misspelled words and incorrect grammar and punctuation is no more that once per page. | No spelling, grammar or punctuation errors are present. | 10 |
| Illustration | Provides an illustration of a polluted river and nonpolluted river. | Provides an illustration of a polluted and nonpolluted river with one caption. | Provides an illustration of a polluted and nonpolluted river with two captions. | 5 |
Conclusion
Now that you have completed your research, you are going to apply what you know by taking a little field trip. We are going down to the stream at the entrance of Hudson Elementary School. While there you are going to observe the stream and its surroundings. While there you are going to collect data and write down your observations.
Once complete we will come back as a class and discuss your findings.
-Is the stream polluted?
-If it is polluted, what are the pollutants?
-Where do you think they came from?
-What can you do to prevent further pollution?
Credits
This webquest is credited to the book, On My Honor.
Links used:
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/rivers/pollution.html
Copyright Mandy Barrow 2013
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https://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/river-pollution/polluting-the-rivers
Image: River Pollution by Sarah Kanouse