Europe Environmental Issues Performance Assessment

Name:___________________________________________________________ Period:____________

Student Choice Board:

Choose 3 assignments from the Student choice board below to complete for your
individual performance assessment. You can only pick 1 from each column for a
total of 3.

Explain the causes and
effects of air pollution in the
United Kingdom.
Design a t-shirt
Explain the causes and
effects of acid rain in
Germany.
Comic Strip
Explain the causes and
effects of either smog in
London or acid Rain in
Germany.
News Reporter

Create a slogan and colorful
visual for the shirt about the
causes and effects of air
pollution in the United
Kingdom. This needs to be a
thoughtful message or
statement. You need to have
neat, creative and colorful
illustrations.
Create a comic strip with 6 or
more scenes that would
explain the causes and
effects of the acid rain in
Germany. The comic strip
needs to have dialogue,
thought bubbles, or captions.
You need to have neat,
creative and colorful
illustrations.
Your role is a news reporter.
You’re to report on either
London’s smog or Germany’s
Black Forest. In your report
make sure to explain a cause,
effect, and solution. You
should stay in character
throughout the report and
don’t forget to be creative.

Design a bumper sticker Political Cartoon Environmental Activist

Create a slogan and colorful
visual for the bumper sticker
about the causes and effects
of air pollution in the United
Kingdom. This needs to be a
thoughtful message or
statement. You need to have
neat, creative and colorful
illustrations.
Create a political cartoon that
would explain the causes and
effects of the acid rain in
Germany. Your illustration
should be neat, creative and have rain in Germany’s Black
a clear political purpose. The
cartoon should answer the 4
analysis questions you learned in
Unit 2.
Your role is that of an
environmental activist who’s
protesting against a cause of
either London’s smog or acid
Forest. In your protest, you
must explain the effect and a
solution. You should stay in
character throughout and
don’t forget to be creative.
Links to Info about Acid Rain and Air Pollution (if needed)

Acid Rain
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/acid-rain/
http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/educ/acidrain.aspx (higher reading level)
http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-and-effects-of-acid-rain.php
www.thoughtco.com/acid-rain-definition-1434936
www.epa.gov/acidrain/effects-acid-rain
www3.epa.gov/acidrain/education/site_students/index.html

Air Pollution
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/pollution/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26851399
www.foe.co.uk/clean-air/what-are-health-effects-air-pollution-children
eschooltoday.com/pollution/air-pollution/what-is-air-pollution.html