Print out these questions to answer when viewing the video. Use a seperate piece of paper for your answers.

1) What animal or plant suffers the most from pollution and what area of the ocean is it located in? How was this shown on the video?

2) What chemicals are the scientists looking for in the water samples?

3) Which ocean appears to be the cleanest and why do you think this is so?

4) Where are the chemicals deposited in the animals bodies? Why might you not eat this part of a fish or other animal?

5) Why does the concentration of the chemical increase from sardine to dolphin? Do you remember the term for this?

6) What types of chemicals are on the registries list of the most dangerous and why are they there?

• How many are there?
• How many are in the safe room?
• What are the most lethal? ( notice the respirator on the technician)

7) What are PCB's used for?

8) How long does it take for chemicals to make a full cycle of the earth?

• in water?
• in air?

9)Why are chemicals so dangerous to the environment?

 10) What are you doing in your homes and lives about chemical pollution?

Interview your parents for the answer to this question.

11)How are you making a difference in preventing the pollution of the earth and ocean?
give one example of something you can do everyday in this class and at school.

12) How did this video make you feel about the earth's future?

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