Final Assessment: How can I reduce my ecological footprint?
Completion requirements
“UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” The Lorax
The last sentences of The Lorax challenge us to make a change in the world. What can can you do to make a difference?
Final Assessment
How can I reduce my ecological footprint?
nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” The Lorax
The last sentences of The Lorax challenge us to make a change in the world. What can can you do to make a difference?
How can I reduce my ecological footprint?
A new Superhero task force team is taking on the challenge to care about the world and make it a better place. The team wants you to be a member. They need your help to produce an action plan to reduce waste.
Choose your mission:
A new Superhero task force team is taking on the challenge to care about the world and make it a better place. The team wants you to be a member. They need your help to produce an action plan to reduce waste.
Choose your mission:
- Construct a plan to reduce your own personal waste
- Construct a plan to reduce waste in your home
- Construct a plan to reduce waste in your community
Planning and Research
Presentation
Construct a presentation to explain your project. You can use PowerPoint, a photostory, a video, or you can discuss any other ideas with your teacher.
- Choose the mission you want.
- You have learned many ways to reduce waste, but you might wish to do research for more ideas. Search the Internet to find more ideas.
- Use these questions to guide your research and planning:
- What are some actions that could be taken to reduce waste?
- What are some actions that could be taken to reuse waste?
- What are some actions that could be taken to recycle waste?
- What actions could you take to reduce biodegradable waste?
- What actions could you take to reduce hazardous waste?
- Include at least 5 actions for each of the questions (the 3 Rs, hazardous waste, biodegradable waste).
- Make sure that you check the criteria and rubric below, this will ensure that you have not missed any requirements for this project.
- When you have completed the Assessment, submit it to your teacher using the "Add submission" button below.
Presentation
Construct a presentation to explain your project. You can use PowerPoint, a photostory, a video, or you can discuss any other ideas with your teacher.
Your project needs to include the following:
- Five actions on how to reduce waste
- Five actions on how to reuse waste
- Five actions on how to recycle waste
- Five actions on how to reduce biodegradable waste
- Five actions on how to reduce hazardous waste
- A presentation in a form of your choosing to explain your plan to reduce waste