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PROJECT ZAP:

Blackstone River Cleanup

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How would you describe the

and its surrounding areas? �

What activities can �you do here?

Blackstone River

Examine the image on the right.

Type your answers on the next slide.

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Description

Activities

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Description

Activities

  • Clean
  • Peaceful
  • Beautiful
  • Calm
  • Canoeing, kayaking
  • Boating
  • Bike Riding
  • Walking, running
  • Picnicking

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Today, the Blackstone River is a beautiful natural resource that people can enjoy in many different ways. However, that was not always the case. Read on to learn more about the condition of the Blackstone River and its surrounding areas years ago.

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Primary Sources

Primary sources help us learn about the past. They are documents and objects that were created during the time of the historical event. A newspaper from the past created by a writer who was there at that time is an example of a primary source. Use your copies of the newspaper articles to learn more about the Blackstone River’s history.

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Use your copies of the �Primary Source Analysis Worksheet to record key facts about each newspaper article related to �Project Zap.

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Please use the magnifying glass feature to enlarge the article.

Article #1

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Based on the reading from “Goal: Renew the Blackstone,” what caused the pollution of the Blackstone River?

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Based on the reading from “Goal: Renew the Blackstone,” what caused the pollution of the Blackstone River?

  • People dumped their trash along the riverbanks
  • Litter
  • Industrial waste was poured into the river
  • Old books, records, furniture, car parts, bottles, papers, and tires were dumped there
  • People disrespected the land and the water

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Please use the magnifying glass feature to enlarge the article.

Article #2�

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Please use the magnifying glass feature to enlarge the article.

Article #2�Continued.

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Causes and Effects of Project Zap

CAUSE and EFFECT

Causes tell us the reasons why something happened. Effects tell us what happened.

Slide each effect on the right to match its correct cause on the left.

Many volunteers were needed.

Different tools were required.

People were fed up with pollution.

CAUSE

Waste and debris were removed.

EFFECT

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Causes and Effects of Project Zap

CAUSE and EFFECT ANSWER KEY

Causes tell us the reasons why something happened. Effects tell us what happened.

Slide each effect on the right to match its correct cause on the left.

Many volunteers were needed.

Different tools were required.

People were fed up with pollution.

CAUSE

Waste and debris were removed.

EFFECT

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Zap the Blackstone

�Watch the video to see the river and its surrounding areas before and after Project Zap.

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How can you protect the

Blackstone River?

Turn and talk to your neighbor to brainstorm at least 3 different ways to keep the Blackstone River clean.

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Ways to keep our river and surrounding areas clean include the following:

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Ways to keep our river and surrounding areas clean include the following:

  • Throwing trash in the barrel.
  • Picking up litter.
  • Recycling plastic bottles.
  • Cleaning up after your pet.
  • Properly disposing of hazardous items, such as paint, cleaners, and engine oil.

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Design Projects

Click Here To Create a Then/Now Poster

Click Here To Promote the Project Zap Revival

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Promote the Project Zap Revival

Design a poster for the Project Zap Revival event advertising the 50th anniversary of Project Zap, which will take place on September 9, 2022. Be sure to include illustrations representing facts learned in the newspaper articles and video.

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Then and Now

Draw a line separating your paper into two halves. Design a poster comparing the Blackstone River before and after the 1972 Zap cleanup occurred. Be sure to include illustrations representing facts learned in the newspaper articles and video.

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Sources

“Operation Zap - Blackstone River Cleanup 1972.” YouTube, Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, 24 Feb. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpYtjdfAYro.

Providence Journal, 6 Aug. 1972, p. 208. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/� document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A14728889532D3B69%40EANX-NB-164ECACA46C28920%402441536-� 164E19020D90D7EA%40207-164E19020D90D7EA%40. Accessed 28 May 2021.

Providence Journal, METROPOLITAN ed., 10 Sept. 1972, p. 37. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/

apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A14728889532D3B69%40EANX-NB-1650891CE3D8AC9C%402441571-164

DD0A311CF57EB%4036.Accessed 28 May 2021.

“ZAP the Blackstone.” YouTube, Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, 19 Aug. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezMUWQy6mGE.

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