Where is this?

What has happened?

Pollution from fires

LO To understand some environmental effects of the Hemel

Hempstead oil explosion

Why might Mrs Brown have to buy

bottled drinking water?

Mrs Brown lives in Hemel Hempstead

Here

You will be given a set of cards• Use the cards to answer the question

‘Why might Mrs Brown have to buy bottled drinking water?’

• Hints:– Some cards are wrong!!– Sort the cards into true and false– Using only your true cards

• Choose those cards which are to do with the explosion

• Order them to produce a story which answers the question above

Conclusion

Mrs Brown may have to buy _______ water because if water ________ with ___ and ____ enter the ground then ________ water in the ______ could become polluted.

Copy down the paragraph below and fill in the blanks:

foam polluted ground

oil drinking bottled

Conclusion

Answer

Mrs Brown may have to buy bottled water because if water polluted with oil and foam enter the ground then drinking water in the ground could become polluted.

Extension Task

• What other environmental problems will the explosion cause?

• Write down your ideas in your book