Climate Change Research--6th Grade: Land Pollution

Bringing Back Our Wetlands by Laura Perdew Examines how the planet's wetlands are damaged by human activity, their environmental importance, and the efforts being made to protect and restore them. Includes diagrams, a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.

Fresh Air, Clean Water by Megan Clendenan; Julie McLaughlin (Illustrator) Discusses the right to live in a healthy environment with clean air, safe water to drink, and healthy soil to grow food. Explores important environmental rights court cases, and profiles young activists making a difference in the world.

Too Much Trash by Joan Marie Galat Explores the danger human litter poses to animals in the wild, discussing different kinds of litter, where it comes from, and what young readers can do to limit their litter impact on the environment.

Endangered Rain Forests by Rani Iyer Explores what rain forests are and what they do for the Earth's climate and ecosystem. Warns of the dangers of rain forest deforestation and offers advice for how to help stop the destruction of the rain forests.

Human Environmental Impact by Ava Sawyer Explores how human activity has affected the environment of the planet, such as through pollution and mining activities, and offers solutions to make our activity less harmful to the environment.

Pondering Pollution by Tamra B. Orr Follow along with Sophia as she learns about pollution using the Next Generation Science Standards.

The Impact of Buildings and Cities by Tim Cooke Explores the environmental and climatological impact of buildings and cities, discussing how cities and buildings use energy mostly from harmful greenhouse gas sources and what readers can do to limit their own impact and energy-use.

Engineering Solutions for Wildfires by Carol Hand Wildfires are exploding as climate change results in hotter, drier weather and longer fire seasons. There is a growing need for creative engineering solutions to better fight these disasters. This revealing volume begins with an overview of the 2018 California fire season. Readers then investigate the causes and effects of wildfires and learn about the methods engineers use to predict including the reliance on computer fire models and satellites. They will learn about the solutions to prevent and prepare for, and fight wildfires.

Trash Vortex by Danielle Smith-Llera Explores how plastic is slowly collecting in the world's oceans, leaving vast swaths of debris on the surface and plastic particles in the water that harm the ocean's wildlife.