Your name________________________
Your partner’s name(s) ________________________
Earth Week Project Proposal: Part I
During Earth Week, Viewpoint students would benefit greatly from your leadership
and expertise regarding environmental issues. You are going to generate a plan to
educate/inform/generate interest/get students to care about some environmental
topic. You can draw on information from class, the book, documentaries we’ve
watched (Gasland; Tapped; Mulholland’s Dream, Empty Oceans, Empty Nets), or
topics you have become aware of through article reviews, labs, etc.. You can also
draw on our field trip to Malibu Lagoon and the one we’re about to take to
Hyperion.
First, think of topics you feel are most important for your fellow-students to
understand. List 6 APES topics that you are interested in and/or feel the
students at Marlborough have a limited understanding of below:
1._____________________________
2._____________________________
3._____________________________
4._____________________________
5._____________________________
6._____________________________
Narrow these down to two topics you would most (BOTH partners) like to work
on. Put a start next two these two in your list above.
Spend time (approximately 5 minutes) looking into and discussing which of these
topics you will ultimately pursue.
Name it here: _____________________________
Write up your proposal on another sheet.
Explain what materials you need, what you will say to/do with/show to/etc. students
who visit your display/kiosk/table, poster, etc.
You must include:
● Topic (2 pts)
● Educational goal - what do you hope students will learn from you? (2 pts)
● What habits (if any) do you want them to change? (2 pts)
● Hands-on/interactive component (2 pts)
● List of materials (2 pts)
● Describe the experience for someone walking up to your station. (3 pts)
● Plan of action including when you could staff your “education station” for at
least 30 minutes during Earth Week (4/16 - 4/20) (2 pts)
Places to look for inspiration:
http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/earthday.shtml
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/environmental-education-stem-projectroundup?from=Pinterest
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=earth%20day%20school&rs=typed&term_
meta[]=earth%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=day%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=school%7Ctyped
http://blog.teacherspayteachers.com/14-earth-day-activities-middle-high-school/
*You
should make this a concrete and executable plan. It is likely that you will be
asked to bring your proposal to life during Earth Week. Therefore, make your
plan clear, realistic and provide clear goals.