Separating Mixtures: Environmentally Conscious Waste Disposal
Today’s society is becoming ever more environmentally friendly and eco-conscious. In an effort
to help with the large task of making our world a greener place to live, you are charged with the
task of creating a poster to make the people of Ontario more aware of what can be done to reduce
the number of items they throw in the garbage.
Your goal is to create a poster that will inform people of the different ways in which they can
divert waste from their garbages and our landfills.
Your poster MUST include a title, images or pictures (hand-drawn, from magazines/newspapers,
or off the internet), and text describing each of the green alternatives to using the garbage. The
green alternatives you should mention include: recycling, composting, proper disposal of
hazardous materials (i.e. paint, batteries, electronics, CFLs), collection programs from reusable
items (i.e. used clothing collection and bottle returns), and the anti-plastic bag movement
*Your poster should include at least a paragraph (5-6 sentences) about each green alternative
Two useful websites you might want to use to begin your search include:
1) www.ene.gov.on.ca/en/land/wastedisposal/index.php
2) www.dowhatyoucan.ca
*Somewhere on your poster (perhaps the bottom right or left corner) you MUST include a list of
all sources (i.e. website addresses) that you used to research. DO NOT plagiarize – this means
copying and pasting the words of someone else directly onto your page. You can use someone
else’s ideas, but put them in your own words, and be sure to cite the source where you found the
ideas
Rubric:
Knowledge & Understanding
Understands material (i.e. research
speaks to suggested green
alternatives to traditional waste
disposal and serves to make the
public more aware of these options
Thinking & Inquiry
Evidence of planning
Application
Makes connections between
science, technology, society and the
environment (i.e. assesses and
researches more environmentally
friendly options available for the
disposal and separation of mixtures
and solutions)
Communication
Words and images
-
Correctly spells, punctuates and
capitalizes
Level 4
Insightful understanding of
material in evidence
Level 3
Competent understanding
of material in evidence
Level 2
Adequate understanding of material
in evidence
Level 1
Incomplete understanding of
material in evidence
Choice and layout of images and
text reveal thoughtful planning
of poster
Organization is clear and
done in a logical manner
Awkward, cluttered and difficult
to understand poster
Makes connections between,
science, technology, society and
the environment with a high
degree of effectiveness
Makes connections between
science, technology, and the
environment with
considerable effectiveness
Some flaws in organization of
images and text – information is
organized in a somewhat unclear
manner
Makes connections between
science, technology, society and the
environment with some
effectiveness
Vivid, dynamic, eye-catching
and related to the topic
On topic, but some errors in
detail
Adequate – some pieces of
information missing or incorrect
information is displayed
Written/visual content is missing
or almost completely missing
and/or is not at all related to the
topic
Good: Spelling,
punctuation, capitalization
Developing: Spelling, punctuation,
capitalization
Mastery: Spelling, punctuation,
capitalization
Makes connections between
science, technology, society and
the environment with limited
effectiveness
Poor: Spelling, punctuation,
capitalization