Role of Teacher in

Meeting the Challenges

of Air Water and
NoisePollution
By: Mr. LOWIE E. GAYORGOR
At the end….
Awareness

Knowledge

Attitudes

Skills

Participation

Empowerment
 Environmental Degradation
Ozone Depletion
Intensive Farming Nuclear Issues

POLLUTION
Climate Change
Land Degradation
Overpopulation
Resource Depletion
Pollution in …
AIR
WATER
LAND
NOISE
Roles of Teacher in meeting the
Challenges of Air Pollution
 World-wide - campaign- about smoking
 Use of good quality of automobile fuels
 Planting trees- Afforestation
 Air Pollution- Checking by cyclone collectors,
electrostatic precipitators
 Non-combustible sources of energy
 Using air Filters
 Awareness programes
 Roles of Teacher in meeting the
Challenges of Water Pollution
 Waste water- treated before discharging to lake or river
 Proper filtering mechanism
 Minimize use of herbicide and pesticide
 Pollutants removed by suitable methods- absorption,
electrodialisis, ion exchange, reverse osmosis
 Industrial effluents and thermal pollutants- reutilized
 Urban Waste- reused to generate cheaper fuel gas
 Biological and Physical methods- restore species diversity and
to maintain ecological balance in the water bodies
Roles of Teacher in meeting the
Challenges of Land Pollution
 Reforestation
 Agronomic methods- Contour planting, contour furrowing,
contour cropping, mulching and Ley farming
 Construction of dams
 Controlled Grazing
 Soil fertility and Forest management
 Use of bio fertilizers and natural manures
 Special pits
 Recycling and recovery of materials
Roles of Teacher in meeting the
Challenges of Noise Pollution
 Gadgets developed
 Use of Earmuffs-industrial workers and traffic
control personnel
 Noise section of the factory- located far away
 Room Walls- sound absorbers
 Loud Speakers Avoided
 Planting Trees
Teachers are expected to
discharge the following functions…
 Developing awareness about environmental issues
 Providing specific and scientific knowledge topic-wise
 Organizing community surveys on issues relating to
conservation and protection of environment
 Organizing social service and community service programs
 Organizing population days and environmental days
 Organizing awareness campaign
Teachers are expected to discharge
the following functions…

 Organizing visits to pollution control centers

 Organizing exhibition on Environmental pollution and
control
 Organizing tree planting activities
 Organizing lectures and workshops
 Developing habits of cleanliness among students
 Arranging lectures of experts on environmental issues
 Teachers are expected to
discharge the following functions…
 Impressing upon students to adopt the following ways of
protecting and improving the environment
 Dispose the waste after separating them into biodegradable and
non-biodegradable
 Start compost heap or use a compost bin, Don't Burn waste
 Reuse carrier bags
 Walk or cycle
 Use public transport
 Plant trees
 Observe world environment day ( 5th of June)
Providing Environmental Education
at Different Levels of Education
LEVEL OBJECTIVES

Primary Education Awareness of environment (Knowledge)

Secondary Education Relevance for real-life situation of environment

(Understanding)
Higher Secondary Conservation of natural resources of
Education environment (Skills)
College and University Sustainable development by solving problems of
Eduation environment (Attitude and Evaluation)
In Teaching …
INTERDISCIPLINARY
APPROACH
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
APPROACH
REFERENCES
 www.goggle.com
 www.slideshare.com
 www.youtube.com
CHINESE say about the need
to educate

“If you plan for a year, plant

rice, if you plan for the years,
plant trees, but if you plan for a
century EDUCATE the people.”
THANK YOU
for listening!