Pollution and Our Impact - FREE Video Worksheet - Middle School Science for 2025 & 2026

Every day, human activities affect Earth's air, water, and land. From the car exhaust in city air to plastic in the ocean, pollution impacts ecosystems and human health. Understanding how we affect Earth's systems is the first step toward finding solutions!

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Standards:
Perfect for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students studying environmental science, human impacts on Earth systems, and sustainability. This video aligns with 🎯 NGSS standard MS-ESS3-3, applying scientific principles to design methods for monitoring and minimizing human impacts on the environment.

TEKS Addressed: 
🎯 Middle School Science: 8.11.B - The student is expected to use scientific evidence to describe how human activities, including the release of greenhouse gases, deforestation, and urbanization, can influence climate

 

⭐ What's Covered?:

✅ Three main types of pollution: air, water, and land

✅ Air pollution: smog, greenhouse gases, and respiratory health

✅ Water pollution: chemicals, plastics, and dead zones in oceans

✅ Land pollution: waste, landfills, and soil contamination

✅ How pollution affects ecosystems and human health

✅ Major sources: industry, agriculture, transportation, daily life

✅ Solutions we can implement: reduce, reuse, recycle, and innovate

✅ Bioaccumulation, The Ozone, & More!

 

What will the students be doing?

● Students will be given either a printed or digital handout to record answers on.

● Either individually or as a class watch the video

● Then, they will use the video and their own knowledge to answer the questions.

● Use questions to spark discussions and apply information beyond the page!