Eye on the Environment

Purpose: This activity is an investigation of environmental problems in your community and the world.

Materials

• magazine
• books
• newspaper
• television guide

Procedure

Television Watch

• Watch the news on television for one week and listen for environmental news.
• Keep a notebook of any environmental issues that interest you.

Newspaper Search

• Search the newspaper for environmental issues that interest you.
• Choose an interesting article and write a summary that highlights the important facts.
• Share the summary with your classmates or family and post it where others can read it.

Book Research

• Make a list of environmental issues that you are interested in researching.
• Conduct research on an environmental issue that you feel will enable you to help your community.
• Share the information with the community by creating a poster, publishing pamphlets, e-mailing your friends and family, or writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.