Inquiry into: Water Pollution – P5 exhibition – Mahindra International School

Hello, my name is Maxence. I’m 11 years old. I’m an avid reader and swimmer, I’m very interested in learning how the world works.

Why did I select my inquiry?

I chose my inquiry because I wanted to inform people of the dangers of water pollution on humans and the environment. My central idea was: Individual and group actions can impact the quality of our water.

My lines of Inquiry were:

Causes of the different types of pollution. (Function)
Impact of water pollution on individuals, communities and the environment. (Causation)
Action to conserve water. (Responsibility)

My transdisciplinary theme was: Sharing the planet because it is rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things.Like drinkable water. My concepts were Function, Causation and Responsibility

My focus Learner Profile attributes were

Inquirer: I was an inquirer because I nurtured my curiosity about water pollution.
Communicator: I am a communicator because I am communicating my new found knowledge about water pollution.

My approaches to learning were research skills. I did all four sub skills for the research skills in order. I used questions to drive my inquiry. I used a variety of sources: primary and secondary and I used MyBib to cite all of my sources. I categorized my information and I communicated my learning in my presentation.

My links to the school Mission and Vision were:

The connection to MIS mission is that I am using promoting learning to spread awareness about water pollution and incoreging responsibility to save water.

My inquiry connected to UN SD Goal 14 Life below water and Goal 6 Clean and sanitation. These 2 goals are connected to my exhibition issue because I want to stop water pollution so we have clean waters and I want to protect life below water too.

The primary sources I used were Nrdc and Water Pollution | Causes, Effects, & Facts

Through my inquiry I found out

Water pollution affect by causing diseases humans
Water pollution can kill water animals in different ways
It can affect plants by killing them
It can contribute to the melting of the ice caps
It affects the food change

Action

A personal action I am going to take

I am going to recycle more to reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in water sources.
Reuse rainwater to water the plants.
use reusable water bottles.
Use a shower instead of a bath.
Close the tape when I am not using it.

I will ask people in my community to take action by

To recycle to reduce plastic in water sources.
I will ask if they could use rainwater to water plants
I will ask that they not use water when they do not need some.

This is my website.

This is my presentation.

References

Works Cited

“Causes and Effects of Water Pollution.” Www.airowater.com, 6 Apr. 2021, www.airowater.com/blog/causes-and-effects-of-water-pollution/. Accessed 6 Apr. 2021.

Cool Australia, https://coolaustralia.org. “Water Pollution – Cool Australia.” Cool Australia, 19 Aug. 2014, www.coolaustralia.org/water-pollution-primary/. Accessed 24 Mar. 2021.

Nathanson, Jerry A. “Water Pollution | Causes, Effects, & Facts.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2021, www.britannica.com/science/water-pollution. Accessed 30 Mar. 2021.

“National Geographic Society.” Nationalgeographic.org, 2019, www.nationalgeographic.org/.

Parks, Peggy J. “Water Pollution: Deadly Effects of Water Pollution.” Water Pollution, by Peggy J. Parks, Gale, 2012. Our Environment. Gale In Context: Elementary, link.gale.com/apps/doc/WARFIW611929319/ITKE?u=misa&sid=ITKE&xid=936cd4a6. Accessed 24 Mar. 2021.

Technology, International Environmental. “What Are the Different Types of Water Pollution?” Envirotech Online, 31 Jan. 2020, www.envirotech-online.com/news/water-wastewater/9/breaking-news/what-are-the-different-types-of-water-pollution/51055. Accessed 4 Apr. 2021.

“Water Pollution: How to Protect Our Source of Life.” Iberdrola, www.iberdrola.com/sustainability/water-pollution. Accessed 14 Apr. 2021.

Water. “Water Pollution: Everything You Need to Know.” NRDC, 22 Apr. 2019, www.nrdc.org/stories/water-pollution-everything-you-need-know#categories.

Maxence

Human systems and economic activities	The study of how and why people construct organizations and systems; the ways in which people connect locally and globally; the distribution of power and authority.
Social organization and culture	The study of people, communities, cultures and societies in the ways in which individuals, groups and societies interact with each other.
Continuity and change through time	The study of the relationships between people and events through time; the past, its influences on the present and its implications for the future; people who have shaped the future through their actions.
Human and natural environments	The study of the distinctive features that give a place its identity; how people adapt to and alter their environment; how people experience and represent place; the impact of natural disasters on people and the built environment.
Resources and the environment	The interaction between people and the environment; the study of how humans allocate and manage resources; the positive and negative effects of this management; the impact of scientific and technological developments on the environment.

Living things	The study of the characteristics, systems and behaviours of humans and other animals, and of plants; the interactions and relationships between and among them, and with their environment.
Earth and space	The study of planet Earth and its position in the universe, particularly its relationship with the sun; the natural phenomena and systems that shape the planet and the distinctive features that identify it; the infinite and finite resources of the planet.
Materials and matter	The study of the properties, behaviours and uses of materials, both natural and human-made; the origins of human-made materials and how they are manipulated to suit a purpose.
Forces and energy	The study of energy, its origins, storage and transfer, and the work it can do; the study of forces; the application of scientific understanding through inventions and machines. (IBO, 2009)

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