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After visiting her grandparents, 

Sarah was driving back home 

with her family. During the car 

ride, Sarah observed her 

surroundings to pass the time.

She looked at all the trees,  

birds, and animals that she 

could find. She remembered 

that these were all organisms, 

or individual life forms.

All of a sudden, Sarah saw a large 

building with thick, gray smoke 

coming out of tubes on its roof. She 

was immediately alarmed by it. 

Sarah also began to notice how a 

similar gray smoke was coming 

out of the back of other cars. She 

desperately wanted to know more 

about what this smoke is and 

what it does, but refrained from 

asking until she had gotten home. 

Upon her arrival, Sarah couldn't 

hold in her curiosity any longer, so 

she asked her mother about the 

smoke she saw earlier. 

What was 

that smoke? 

What does it 

do?

Her mother responded telling her 

that the power plant and cars 

release carbon dioxide, a poisonous 

gas, into the atmosphere. 

She explained that this was a major source of 

pollution: the introduction of harmful 

substances into the environment.

To find out more, Sarah researched pollution on her 

computer. She learned about the catastrophic effects 

of pollution, such as acid rain, dirty air, and worst of 

all, climate change. These effects could change life on 

Earth forever.

 Pollution= :C

Sarah also discovered that there are three major forms 

of pollution. Air pollution, which her mother told her 

about earlier, water pollution, and land pollution.

Land Pollution

Water Pollution

Air Pollution

That night, Sarah had trouble sleeping. 

Her mind was flooded with thoughts 

about pollution and climate change, but 

one clear picture formed.             

She did not want pollution to continue in her 

community. She wanted to help save the planet.

Right before school started 

the next day, Sarah decided 

to convince her best friends, 

Lilly and Jake, to go green 

with her.

After Sarah told them that pollution can cause ocean 

levels to rise due to global warming, and that it can 

cause them to be knee deep in trash, they agreed. The 

three friends decided to ask their science teacher how 

they can help take care of the planet.   

They were finally able to do so when 

science class, their last class of they day, 

ended. Sarah didn't hesitate to walk up to 

her science teacher, Mr.Carter, and ask him 

if there was anything she could do to help 

reverse pollution and climate change.

Mr.Carter was surprised to 

hear this question from a 

4th grader, but Sarah's 

eagerness to help the 

environment impressed 

him. He told her that she 

will need help from others, 

but that with her 

determination, she could 

make a big difference.

Wow! What a 

thought provoking 

question!

Then he began listing ways she could help. He explained 

to her that by walking or riding a bike, she can limit 

carbon dioxide emissions and as a result help prevent 

climate change. He also told her that by recycling, or 

making items suitable for reuse, she can limit the 

amount of garbage dumped into landfills or in the 

ocean.

  =

Air 

Pollution

=

Sarah now knew the little steps she could take to help 

the environment, and wanted her family to know about 

them too. She thanked Mr.Carter and left, ready to 

begin a greener life.

Bye Mr.Carter! 

Thank You!

You're 

Welcome!

When her mother came to pick her up, 

Sarah asked if she could ride her bike or 

walk to school starting the next day. 

Sarah also asked if her family could start 

reusing old items and recycling instead of 

dumping all of their waste into landfills.

Her mother was quite intrigued 

by how much Sarah cared about 

helping the environment. She 

told Sarah that there will be a 

family meeting that day, where 

her requests will be discussed.

Those are good 

ideas.

We'll discuss them 

later.

After the family meeting, Sarah's parents agreed that 

her ideas are good for the environment and are 

manageable. Her plans went into effect immediately.

New House 

Rules

YAY!

Lilly and Jake's parents also let them use environmentally 

friendly forms of transportation, so the three friends all 

walked to school the next week. They enjoyed it so much 

that they didn't even miss their cars!

In addition, Sarah convinced her parents to bring home 

four recycling bins. One was for paper, one was for glass, 

one was for metal, and one was for plastic.

Every Saturday, Sarah and her family drove to a 

recycling center in a neighboring town. A recycling 

center is a site where waste is collected and sorted for 

processing. It upset Sarah that she couldn't get to a 

recycling center without using a car.  

On the way back, Sarah noticed an empty lot only a 

few blocks away from her house. She thought about 

how great it would be to build a recycling center 

there; that way the city's residents would be able to 

recycle without creating pollution.

After they returned home, Sarah proposed the idea to 

start a recycling center within the city. Her father told her 

that if she gets enough signatures from the city's 

residents, the local government might fund her project.

= Recycling 

Center

However, Sarah's father warned her that thousands of 

signatures may be necessary for her idea to be approved.

Sarah knew this would be a very difficult task, but she 

was up for the challenge.

10,000 

Signatures

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