Fact Checking . Students choose a news article to analyze using on-line statistical resources. As part of Earth Day clean up activities, students will inventory the types of garbage that they picked up and generate statistics on what they found. Students will then develop a survey to be distributed to other classrooms to see what type of garbage they were most likely to find. Earth Day Participation .
Students participate in their local area's Earth Day activities.
As students collect trash they keep track of the types of articles they pick up. Based on the data they gathered during their clean-up activities, students will develop a questionnaire to distribute to other schools. When students have received data from their questionnaires, they analyze the data and prepare a report to be distributed to those who participated. Distribution may occur either via e-mail or through a report published on a Web page. After students have created their final report, they will develop action plans to prevent trash from becoming a problem in the future.