Environmental Stewardship
Project
Environmental stewardship is the responsibility for environmental quality shared by all those
whose actions affect the environment. There are many individuals and their organizations
who have been committed to protecting and preserving our environment. Their
perservance has created an awareness and even laws to accomplish their goals/passion
and it has taken them many years to make a difference. Nonetheless, their work is
impactful. Be inspired by their stories and I hope that it inspires you to be stewards of the
environment.
Purpose of this project: To research an environmental steward or environmental agency and
determine its importance and impact upon the environment. Your research will be
formatted in your choice of layout following the rubric and then presented to the class.
Choose one of the stewards or agencies shown on Page 2 and let your teacher know—only
one person per steward or agency.
Project Due Date: ________________________
Project Layout may be formatted in the following ways—Your Choice:
· Newsletter
- Movie Maker
· Brochure
- Other______________
· Poster
Note: Teacher approval required! ________ Teacher Initials
· Powerpoint
Citing Sources
1. Use MLA format by using www.easybib.com
2. All pictures and research information must be cited.
3. All research information must be in your own words.
4. Citations must appear at the end of the publication.
5. Anyone caught plagiarizing will receive a zero !
Note: Plagiarism is a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is
presented as being your own work. This is stealing and people are sued in real-life for
plagiarizing!!!! DON’T GO THERE!!!
Famous Environmentalist / Stewards
Edward Abbey
Garrett Hardin*
Richard Attenborough
Julia Butterfly Hill
Robert Ballard
Aldo Leopold*
David Brower
Jane Lubchenko*
Lester Brown
Wangari Mathaii*
Environmental Agencies
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)*
Department of Natural
Resources (DNR)*
National Wildlife Service
(NWS)*
National Oceanic
Atmospheric Association
(NOAA)*
National Park Service*
Rachel Carson*
Chico Mendes
Sierra Club*
Steven Chu
Rodolfo Montiel*
Green Peace*
Jacques Cousteau
John Muir*
PETA*
Jim and Jamie Dutcher
Gaylord Nelson
Tim Flannery
Gifford Pinchot
Dian Fossey*
Chad Pregacke*
Lois Gibbs*
Theodore Roosevelt*
Jane Goodall*
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Al Gore
Henry David Thoreau
Project Points:
Presentation Points:
Total Points:
ENVIRONMENTALIST PROJECT RUBRIC
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Name___________________________Period________
Topic
Environmentalist
Name & Picture
4
3
2
Name &
Picture
Name or
picture
included
included
Famous Quote
Demographics
Complete
Background
information:
birth,
marriage,
family,
education
Philosophy
Extensive
written
No background
information
included
Average
written
explanation
of challenges
Poor written
explanation of
challenges
No written
challenges in
presentation
Very good
written
explanation of
successes
Average
written
explanation
of successes
Poor written
explanation of
successes
No written
successes in
presentation
Very good
written
explanation
Average
written
explanation
Poor
explanation
No contribution
stated
All works cited
correctly in
MLA format
Some works
cited
correctly in
MLA format
Works cited,
not in MLA
format
No works cited in
presentation
Excellent
design:
Colorful, neat,
eye-catching
Average
design:
somewhat
colorful, neat
creative
Eyecatching
Poor design:
not colorful,
not neat, not
eyecatching
and not
creative
Extensive
written
of successes
Creative Layout
Design
Some
background
information
included
Very good
written
explanation of
challenges
Extensive
written
explanation
MLA format
No quote
No philosophy
statement
included in
presentation
of challenges
Works Cited
Famous quote
Poorly written
explanation of
steward’s
beliefs
explanation
Most Important
Contribution to
Environment
Complete
explanation
and creative
Spelling
No name or
picture included
Average
written
explanation
of steward’s
beliefs
beliefs
Successes
0
Very good
written
explanation of
steward’s
beliefs
explanation
of steward’s
Challenges
1
No spelling
Some spelling
Grammar &
Punctuation
Typed
errors
errors
No
grammatical
errors and
perfect
punctuation
Some
grammatical
errors and
some
punctuation
errors
Report Typed
No attention to
grammar and
punctuation
Report Not
Typed
Total Points
/45
PRESENTATION RUBRIC
Organization
Subject
Knowledge
1
Audience
cannot
understand
presentation
because there
is no sequence
of information
Student does
not have grasp
of information;
student cannot
answer
questions
about subject.
Eye Contact
Student makes
no eye
contact and
only reads from
notes.
Verbal
Techniques
Student
mumbles,
incorrectly
pronounces
terms and
speaks too
quietly for
audience in
back of class
to hear.
Student does
not use
gestures to
indicate
confidence.
Student is not
dressed
properly for
presentation.
Body
Language
Total Points
Time Started:___________ Time Ended: ____________
2
3
4
Audience has
Student presents Student presents
difficulty following
information in
information in
presentation
logical
logical, interesting
because student
sequence in
sequence which
jumps around.
which the
audience can
audience can
follow.
follow.
Student is
Student is at
Student
uncomfortable
ease and
demonstrates full
and is able to
answers most
knowledge (more
answer only basic
questions with
than required) by
questions but fails
explanations
answering all
to explain or
and some
class questions
elaborate on
elaboration.
with explanations
topic.
and elaboration.
Student
Student
Student maintains
occasionally uses
maintains eye
eye contact with
eye contact but
contact most of
audience seldom
still reads mostly
the time but
returning to notes.
from notes.
frequently returns
to notes.
Student’s voice is
Student’s voice is Student uses a
low. Student
clear. Student
clear voice and
incorrectly
pronounces
correct, precise
pronounces terms. most words
pronunciation of
Audience has
correctly. Most
terms so that all
difficulty hearing
audience
audience
presentation.
members can
members can
hear
hear the
presentation.
presentation.
Student uses some
body gestures but
does not exude
confidence.
Student is not
dressed properly.
Student
demonstrates
confidence by
using clear
gestures and
body
movement.
Student dresses
properly.
Total
Student uses
confident body
language
through gestures
and audience
engagement.
Dresses properly
for presentation.
/20
ENVIRONMENTALIST AGENCY RUBRIC
Name___________________________Period________
Topic
4
Agency
Name & Logo
Name & Logo
included
3 Pictures of
agency at
work
Background
Information
about the
agency
Philosophy
Challenges
Successes
Most Important
Contribution to
Environment
Works Cited
MLA format
Creative
Layout Design
Spelling
Grammar &
Punctuation
Complete
Background
information:
When started?
Founder(s)?
Purpose?
How does it
work?
Extensive
written
explanation of
agency’s
beliefs
Extensive
written
explanation
of challenges
Extensive
written
explanation
of successes
Complete
explanation
3
Project Points:
Presentation Points:
Total Points:
2
1
Name or Logo
included
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______/20
______/65
0
No name or
Logo included
All 3 pictures
included
2 pictures
included
1 picture
include
0 pictures
included
Three of four
background
information
included
Half of
background
info included
One of four
background
info included
No background
information
included
Very good
written
explanation of
agency’s
beliefs
Very good
written
explanation of
challenges
Very good
written
explanation of
successes
Very good
written
explanation
Average
written
explanation
of agency’s
beliefs
Average
written
explanation
of challenges
Average
written
explanation
of successes
Average
written
explanation
Some works
cited
correctly in
MLA format
Average
design:
somewhat
colorful, neat
Eyecatching
and creative
Poorly written
explanation of
agency’s
beliefs
No philosophy
statement
included in
presentation
Poor written
explanation of
challenges
No written
challenges in
presentation
Poor written
explanation of
successes
No written
successes in
presentation
Poor
explanation
No contribution
stated
Works cited,
not in MLA
format
No works cited in
presentation
All works cited
correctly in
MLA format
Excellent
design:
Colorful, neat,
eye-catching
creative
No spelling
errors
No
grammatical
errors and
perfect
punctuation
Poor design:
not colorful,
not neat, not
eyecatching
and not
creative
Some spelling
errors
Some
grammatical
errors and
some
punctuation
errors
No attention to
grammar and
punctuation
Typed
Report Typed
Report Not
Typed
Total Points
/45
PRESENTATION RUBRIC
Organization
Subject
Knowledge
1
Audience
cannot
understand
presentation
because there
is no sequence
of information
Student does
not have grasp
of information;
student cannot
answer
questions
about subject.
Eye Contact
Student makes
no eye
contact and
only reads from
notes.
Verbal
Techniques
Student
mumbles,
incorrectly
pronounces
terms and
speaks too
quietly for
audience in
back of class
to hear.
Student does
not use
gestures to
indicate
confidence.
Student is not
dressed
properly for
presentation.
Body
Language
Total Points
Time Started:___________ Time Ended: ____________
2
3
4
Audience has
Student presents Student presents
difficulty following
information in
information in
presentation
logical
logical, interesting
because student
sequence in
sequence which
jumps around.
which the
audience can
audience can
follow.
follow.
Student is
Student is at
Student
uncomfortable
ease and
demonstrates full
and is able to
answers most
knowledge (more
answer only basic
questions with
than required) by
questions but fails
explanations
answering all
to explain or
and some
class questions
elaborate on
elaboration.
with explanations
topic.
and elaboration.
Student
Student
Student maintains
occasionally uses
maintains eye
eye contact with
eye contact but
contact most of
audience seldom
still reads mostly
the time but
returning to notes.
from notes.
frequently returns
to notes.
Student’s voice is
Student’s voice is Student uses a
low. Student
clear. Student
clear voice and
incorrectly
pronounces
correct, precise
pronounces terms. most words
pronunciation of
Audience has
correctly. Most
terms so that all
difficulty hearing
audience
audience
presentation.
members can
members can
hear
hear the
presentation.
presentation.
Student uses some
body gestures but
does not exude
confidence.
Student is not
dressed properly.
Student
demonstrates
confidence by
using clear
gestures and
body
movement.
Student dresses
properly.
Total
Student uses
confident body
language
through gestures
and audience
engagement.
Dresses properly
for presentation.
/20
Environmental Stewards Student Note Page
Date_____________
Record the name of the environmentalist and their successes / contribution to improving the
environment.
1. Name__________________________________________________________________________
2. Successes: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.
Name__________________________________________________________________________
2. Successes: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1. Name__________________________________________________________________________
2.
Successes: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.
Name__________________________________________________________________________
2.
Successes: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.
Name__________________________________________________________________________
2.
Successes: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.
Name__________________________________________________________________________
2.
Successes: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1. Name__________________________________________________________________________
2.
Successes: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.
Name__________________________________________________________________________
2.
Successes: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Environmental Agency Student Note Page
Date_____________
Record the name of the environmental agency and their successes / contribution to improving the
environment.
3. Name__________________________________________________________________________
4. Successes: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
3.
Name__________________________________________________________________________
4. Successes: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
3. Name__________________________________________________________________________
4.
Successes: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Reflection:
1.
How your environmentalist/steward contributed to environmentalism?
2.
How has their work