1. Environmental Remediation Project
Imagining a smart solution to real-world problem

2. Source: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

3. Word Wall
Remediation: the action of remedying something, in particular of reversing or stopping environmental damage.
Figure 1. Soil remediation of asbestos contamination (Melbourne, AUS)

4. Project Outline (G.R.A.S.P.)
Goals: What’s it all about?
Role: What tasks will you be doing?
Audience: Who will critique you?
Strong Verb: What are the core actions?
Product: What will you create and how will it be judged?

5. Goals: What’s it All About?
Collaborate, as a team of two (2) students, in order to prepare and deliver a high quality presentation to your peers.
Teams will explore and explain the unique aspects of a chosen environmental (chemical) issue.
Furthermore, teams will propose and defend their evidence-based model (solution) to some, or all of the problem.

6. Role: Jobs to Do
Researcher Engineer Writer/Editor Spokesperson

7. Audience: Who Will Critique You?
You will propose and defend your concept and proposal to your peers and instructor.
One Remediation team per class will win approval for your project idea. In addition to your project grade, your reward will be extra credit and tasty treats!

8. Strong Verbs: What are your core actions?
Explore
Explain
Propose
Defend

9. Product: What will you create?
Remediation Proposal
Content (5Ws)
Who, What, Where, When, Why
Document (physical and/or digital file)
Possible Options:
PowerPoint, Publisher Brochure, Video, Poster Board
Oral Presentation (5-6 minutes)

10. Criteria: How You Will Be Judged
Individual
Team
Quality of Presentation (Product)
Quality of Presentation (Verbal)
Accomplishing specific criteria of selected role
Cooperative teamwork
Organization
Self-direction
Quality of Proposed Remediation Idea
[Link to Rubric]

11. Grade Weights

12. Teaming Up You Choose I Choose
Select a partner who has a more natural connection
Exhibit freedom of choice (more student control)
Groups can get off track due to socializing
Create groups that fit certain criteria  better work output
More teacher control
Time and energy to create master list of groups

13. June 11-12 (Sr.) June 14-15 (else)
Senior Presentations
Remaining Presentations
Start
Thu
Thu
Phase 1:
Explore (2.5 days)
Explain (2 days)
Milestone Check: June 5
Phase 2:
Propose (2 days)
Defend (0.5)
Milestone Check:
June (Sr.) June (else)

14. Teams & Questions
Facts About Project
Qs About Project