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20102010Critical Critical ThinkingThinking

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Presented byPresented by Duong LeDuong Le

June 12June 12thth, 2010, 2010 English 11English 11 Final ProductFinal Product

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Project TopicProject Topic

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Project Title:Project Title:

Recycling the Planet: Recycling the Planet: A new Way to A new Way to

ConserveConserve

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Project Aim:Project Aim:

My Project aim is to My Project aim is to promote recycling promote recycling here at Morse High here at Morse High School and in the School and in the public. public.

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Project Rationale:Project Rationale:

I chose this project I chose this project because I wanted to because I wanted to inform students here inform students here at Morse and others at Morse and others on the on the importanceimportance of of recycling and what we recycling and what we can benefit from it.can benefit from it.

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Project Overview:Project Overview: Record footage of Record footage of

students getting students getting involved with involved with recycling and recycling and interviewing them.interviewing them.

Share footage with Share footage with

teachers and teachers and students. students.

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Audiences:Audiences:Students who are Students who are

interested in doing interested in doing recycling and helping recycling and helping the environmentthe environment

Students who are Students who are interested in an after interested in an after school activity school activity

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Materials/Resource:Materials/Resource:Recycling Materials Recycling Materials Video footageVideo footageStudents, participants, Students, participants,

and team leaders with and team leaders with a high positive a high positive attitude.attitude.

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Action Plan:Action Plan:Steps I’m going to take is to…Steps I’m going to take is to…STEP 1: Host a recycling event at Balboa to promote recycling. STEP 1: Host a recycling event at Balboa to promote recycling.

Estimated time requiredEstimated time required1 day1 day

STEP 2: Organize and have people sign up to help participate in hosting the STEP 2: Organize and have people sign up to help participate in hosting the event.  event.  Estimated time requiredEstimated time required1 day1 day

STEP 3: Host first meeting, discussing what is going to be planned for the event.  STEP 3: Host first meeting, discussing what is going to be planned for the event.  Estimated time requiredEstimated time required1 day1 day

STEP 4: Appoint people to positions such as leaders/ supervisors and team STEP 4: Appoint people to positions such as leaders/ supervisors and team members members Estimated time requiredEstimated time required1 day1 day

STEP 5: Make posters and signs and begin posting them around townSTEP 5: Make posters and signs and begin posting them around townEstimated time requiredEstimated time required1 week1 week

STEP 6: Gather recycling material and supplies to use and to show experiments STEP 6: Gather recycling material and supplies to use and to show experiments on the day of the eventon the day of the eventEstimated time requiredEstimated time required5 days5 days

STEP 7:  Organize carpooling to Balboa and back home for participantsSTEP 7:  Organize carpooling to Balboa and back home for participantsEstimated time requiredEstimated time required1 day1 day

STEP 8: Finish planning and start hosting event at Balboa Park STEP 8: Finish planning and start hosting event at Balboa Park Estimated time requiredEstimated time required3 days3 days

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Evidence and Evidence and Deliverables:Deliverables:

A scrap A scrap book/photographybook/photography

Video footageVideo footageRecycled materialRecycled materialRequest a permit to host Request a permit to host

recycling event at recycling event at BalboaBalboa

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Possible Challenges:Possible Challenges:Scheduling/LocationScheduling/LocationGetting people to Getting people to

participateparticipateFundraisingFundraisingGathering materials and Gathering materials and

suppliessuppliesWorking together and Working together and

cooperationcooperation

Overall Intention:Overall Intention:I hope students here at I hope students here at

Morse High School and Morse High School and others are inspired others are inspired and committed to and committed to recycling and learn recycling and learn the importance of the importance of conserving energy and conserving energy and reusing materials to reusing materials to help keep our planet help keep our planet clean and healthy. clean and healthy.

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Thanks for Listening! Questions Or Thanks for Listening! Questions Or Comments?Comments?