Land Pollution Worksheet

In this land pollution worksheet, students READ about the top 10 types of trash polluting and filling landfills, including plastic, e-waste, hazardous wastes, construction debris, and more. They then ANSWER QUESTIONS about types of trash using information from the text. No prior knowledge is required.

This product has companion resources:

• Land Pollution: Graphing Garbage
• Air Pollution Stations
• Water Pollution Data Stations

Teacher Notes:

• Please note: this resource is not editable.
• No prior knowledge is required – all information in the questions comes directly from the information provided.
• Go paperless! This land pollution worksheet includes a digital version in Google Slides.
• Answer key included.
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Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-ESS3-3: Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
• NGSS MS-ESS3-4: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.