Trash, Trash, Trash

 

Introduction

In this activity you will be investigating TRASH. You need to investigate your own TRASH and that of your family, and your community's TRASH. (Your community can be defined as your town, your state, your country or whatever as long as you can collect reliable data.) How you approach your task is up to you, but you should identify a problem, research the problem, collect some real data that illustrates the problem, and then propose some solutions to fix the problem. Your real data must include personal data as well as that collected from community agencies.

Task

Your main task at the end of this activity is to present your TRASH project to the class. Your presentation must include at least three graphs with interpretations, at least one spreadsheet, photographs taken during the activities, and a list of references.

Process and Resources

Here are some sites that might be useful to you in investigating TRASH:

A fun & imaginative site for dealing with trash

Learning about renewable resources

Keep America Beautiful

The Rotten Truth about Garbage

Composting!

Recycling a Car

A Good Site about Garbage

 

Teacher Tips

Be sure that all members of your group share equally in putting this project together, but also remember to divide jobs up and recognize the strengths of your group members. Not everyone has to do the same thing!

Evaluation

Presentation

 

Problem (25%)

1. You chose a worthwhile problem.

2. You clearly stated your problem.

3. You propose solutions to your problem.

Data (25%)

1. You collected some personal data over a period of time that related to your problem.

2. You researched your problem and found some data about your community and the problem.

3. You presented your data in a graph or chart form.

Graphs, spreadsheets, and photos (50%)

1. All of these were included in your project.

2. You showed a good deal of effort in preparing this part of your presentation.

3. You clearly explained these items in your presentation.

References (5%)

1. You collected information from a variety of places.

2. You correctly gave credit to your sources.

Conclusion

TRASH, TRASH, TRASH!! It's certainly not going to go away, is it? So what are you going to do about it? Hopefully, by the end of this project you will have some ideas to share with others that will help us deal with all this TRASH, TRASH, TRASH!!

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