Jenny Campbell

Name:____________________

 

Dirt in the Water Activity Sheet

 

Purpose: Fill out your answers and observations below and see how erosion can pollute our waterways.

 

How much of our nation’s water is not fishable, swimmable or drinkable because of pollution?

 

 

Use the chart below to fill out your difficulty at making bubbles and any observations

 

Choose Difficulty

Observations

Clean Water

 

 

Easy

 

Less Easy

 

Hard

 

 

 

Sand in Water

 

 

Easy

 

Less Easy

 

Hard

 

 

 

Silt in Water

 

 

Easy

 

Less Easy

 

Hard

 

 

What causes erosion?

 

 

 

 

 

How does erosion connect with polluted waterways?

 

 

 

 

Do you see any examples of erosion around you?

 

 

 

 

What do you think caused this erosion?