Earth Day Poster Project
DUE!-
Parents, this project is meant to increase awareness about conservation and pollution. Your
child has learned about these topics in class and is being asked to complete a poster using one of
the slogans listed on the back, or your child may come up with his/her own slogan! This project is
TWO grades, one for the poster and one for the presentation. As with every project this year I have
supplies available in the classroom for students to take if they need them. Therefore this project,
like the others, does not have to cost anything.  However, if you would like, your child may use
any materials that you would like to purchase such as a posterboard, letters, etc. Please have your
child complete this project using the checklist below. I have also attached ideas for slogans, facts,
and conservation practices for those students who may not have access to the internet.
GRADING CHECKLIST
Poster
___Choose a theme or slogan (Check the back of this page for ideas) 20 points
___Include 5 facts about pollution. 30 points
___Include 3 ways to practice conservation of natural resources. 30 points
___The theme and all facts and conservation practices are neatly written on the poster, or
facts have been print out and glued. 20 points
Presentation
___ Student uses a voice loud enough for all to hear. 25 points
___Student reads all facts and opinions 50 points
___Student answers any questions from the audience. 25 points
Directions- Choose one of the following slogans for your poster, or you can make up
one of your own.
Slogan ideas
Website links that can help you locate facts about pollution. Always ask for a parent’s permission
before going online.
http://conservationforkids.org/
http://fun-facts.org.uk/earth/pollution.htm
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=kids.kids_index
Ways to practice conservation- You can choose 3 of these or search for your own ideas.
STEP 1- Turn off the water
Teach your kids to turn off the water while they brush, and to conserve water by taking shorter
showers or to use less water in the bathtub. Set a timer to make it a fun challenge.
STEP 2- Turn off the lights
Teach your children to turn on lights only when they need them, and to turn them off when
they leave a room.
STEP 3- Buy less packaging
Help your kids choose products with less packaging material and to use or repair what's on
hand rather than always buying and consuming more.
STEP 4- Take your own bags
Let your children take their own canvas shopping bags to the market. Let them personalize
their bag with patches, iron-on letters, or permanent markers.
STEP 5- Get out of the car
Walk, bike, or use public transportation with your kids whenever possible instead of driving the
car.
STEP 6- Let them help
If they are old enough, let your children share in responsibilities, such as getting recycling to
the curb and changing light bulbs from incandescent to compact fluorescents, or CFLs.
Designate a receptacle or bin in your house for used paper so that recyclable paper won't get
mixed in with your trash.
STEP 7- Talk about it
Show your kids the beauty of nature and talk to them frequently about how to preserve the
Earth's natural resources.
Facts about pollution- You can use any five of these or you can ask a parent to help
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Air pollutants (dangerous things that make the air unclean)come in the form of gases or particles.
It is estimated that you breathe 20,000 liters of air each day. This means the more polluted the air is, the
more we breathe into our lungs dangerous chemicals.
Air can be polluted both indoors and outdoors. Tobacco and other kinds of smoking are examples of
indoor air pollution.
Sick Building Syndrome is a health condition related to pesticides, insecticides and chemicals we use at
home and offices.
In the great "Smog Disaster" in London in 1952, four thousand people died in a few days due to the high
concentrations of pollution.
Air pollution affects kids more than adults because, for their body size, kids breathe more air and spend
more time playing outside.
More hazardous pollutants are discharged into the air each year than are released to surface water,
ground water, and land, combined.
Motor vehicles produce more air pollution than any other single human activity. One full commuter bus
can mean 40 less cars going through your neighborhood.
In America, vehicle exhaust contributes roughly 60% of all carbon monoxide emissions nationwide, and
up to 95% in cities.
Pollution is one of the biggest global killers, affecting over 100 million people. That’s comparable to global
diseases like malaria and HIV.
Cleanups can save animals’ lives and discourage people from littering in the future.
14 billion pounds of garbage are dumped into the ocean every year. Most of it is plastic.
Over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 sea mammals are killed by pollution every year.
People who live in places with high levels of air pollutants have a 20% higher risk of death from lung
cancer than people who live in less-polluted areas.
An estimated 80% of the world’s forests have already been lost to deforestation.
Climate change, also known as “global warming,” is a change in the weather patterns, water supplies, and
planting seasons on Earth.
Global warming stems from natural causes (such as volcanoes and continental drift) as well as manmade
causes such as the ozone depletion and deforestation).
Acid rain is a term used to describe moisture that falls from the sky that contains pollutants that man has
added to the atmosphere (primarily from factories, vehicles, and ships).
Almost 800 species on Earth have become extinct.
Climate change is causing the polar ice caps to melt, which is, in turn, threatening the existence of polar
bears.
More than 80% of ocean pollution comes from the land, primarily from chemicals and particles that creep
into waterways, which feed into oceans.
The ocean is polluted, on a regular basis, by: oil, solid garbage, fertilizers, sewage, and toxic chemicals.
There are areas of the ocean known as “dead zones,” because the oxygen has been depleted from the
water. The runoff from chemical fertilizers is thought to be the cause of dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico.
In 1921, Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for his work on photovoltaics and solar power.
Windmills were used as far back as 200 BC to pump water and grind grain.
Americans use approximately 380 billion plastic bags per year, which averages out to almost 1,200 bags
per person.