Materials: Cartoon transparency, S.O.S. Planet Earth Air Scare book, Scavenger Hunt materials  or locations to find the materials outdoors.

Objectives
: 1.  Students will be able to list different types of air pollution and effects.
2.  Students will be able to describe three types of air pollution and give    examples.
3.  Students will be able to classify different things found in the community and   relate them to air pollution.
4.  Students will write how materials in nature connect with air and/or pollution.

Procedures: 1.  Show the class the cartoon on the overhead.  A class discussion will be held on   the meaning of the cartoon and what is air pollution?(5 minutes)
2.  As a class we will read excerpts from S.O.S. Planet Earth book.  Excerpts will   include Ozone layer, greenhouse effect and acid rain. (10 minutes)
3.  The class will break up into teams of three or four.  Students will go outside   (weather permitting) and have time to gather materials for the scavenger hunt. (15   minutes)
4.  The students will then connect the items from the scavenger hunt to natural   resources.  Students will write what they found, how it relates to the environment   and the effects of pollution. (10 minutes)

Assessment:  1.  Kid Watching- students will be given a participation grade for contributing to   the scavenger hunt group activity.
2.  Students will be given a check plus, check, or check minus for their written   findings to the scavenger hunt and relations to the environment and pollution.

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