WASTE MANAGEMENT Research Project
The CRHS environment club is looking into how the school handles waste management. Where does our garbage go? The school must choose between two companies to handle our waste management: Incinerator disposes of garbage through the process of incineration, whereas Dump-It disposes of garbage in a landfill.
The environment club has hired you to analyze the processes used by each company and decide which company the school should choose based on factors such as environmental impact, cost, availability, etc.
Your report to the environment club must include:
þ A description of both waste management options: landfill and incineration
þ An analysis of the physical and chemical changes that the garbage will undergo in both processes
þ A decision as to which company (Incinerator or Dump-It) the school should choose to use. Justify your decision with information about its environmental impact, cost, availability, etc.
þ Images that illustrate and enhance the information in your report
þ A listed of sources used (bibliography) including websites of information and images. This list must be formatted according to the method shown in your school agenda.
Your report to the environment club may take any form you wish (poster, pamphlet, website, …) so long as it is detailed and contains all the required elements. All text must be in YOUR OWN WORDS. Do not copy & paste!
You will have a period in the computer lab for research and the rest of the project is to be completed as homework.
Competency 2: Uses One’s Knowledge of Science & Technology
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Evaluation
Criteria
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5
Advanced
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4
Thorough
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3
Acceptable
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2
Partial
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1
Minimal
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Cr1
Describes the 2 processes: Incineration & Landfill
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· Accurate description that may include additional related information
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· Description identifies essential aspects
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· Essential aspects are partially laid out in description
· Lacks certain elements
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· Description focuses on only 1 aspect
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· Copies out elements from original situation
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Cr4
Analyzes physical & chemical changes undergone in both processes
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· Refers to relevant concepts, laws, theories or models
· May provide more in-depth information that required
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· Refers to relevant concepts, laws, theories or models in detail.
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· Refers to certain concepts, laws, theories, or models.
· Does not elaborate
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· Takes into account certain concepts or principles
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· Does not refer to relevant concepts / principles
· OR refers to irrelevant concepts / principles
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Cr5
Justifies decision of which company to choose
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· Takes into account more than one point of view (historical, social, environmental, ethical, economic,… )
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· Takes into account a valid point of view
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· Partially justifies using a questionable point of view
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· Somewhat inappropriate point of view
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· Justifications are unfounded
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Competency 3: Communicates Using Scientific & Technological Vocabulary & Symbols
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Evaluation
Criteria
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5
Advanced
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4
Thorough
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3
Acceptable
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2
Partial
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1
Minimal
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Cr1
Correctly interprets bibliographic information
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· Correctly cites all sources of information AND images in alphabetical order
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· Correctly cites all sources of information AND images
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· Cites some sources and/or makes several minor errors in format
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· Cites few sources and/or makes major errors in format
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· Cites no sources
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Cr2
Messages produced using proper vocabulary & in accordance with related rules & conventions
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· Correctly organizes elements of message
· Carefully chooses vocabulary that may surpass expectations
· Chooses images that illustrate the text and the text refers to the images
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· Correctly organizes elements of message
· Uses proper vocabulary
· Chooses related images that illustrate information in the text
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· Organizes elements of message more or less correctly
· For simpler concepts, uses proper vocabulary
· Chooses images that are related to topic
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· Presents elements of message one after the other
· Uses basic vocabulary
· Chooses images that are not related to the topic
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· Presents insufficient number of random elements resulting in incomprehensible message
· Uses inadequate vocabulary
· Does not include any images
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RESEARCH NOTES (point form, in your own words)
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Landfill
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Incineration
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Description of the Process
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Physical Changes Involved
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Chemical Changes Involved
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Environmental Impact
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Costs Involved
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Availability / Access
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Other Factors to Consider
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SOURCE / BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
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Title
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Author(s)
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Publisher / URL
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Date Published
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