Investigative Project: the Colima Dump

1A, 1B & 1C

Investigate about the Colima dump and answer the following questions:

1. How much solid waste goes to the Colima dump a) every day? B) Every week? C) Every month?

2. What types of contamination problems are caused by the Colima dump? Explain the problem

3. What can people do in Colima to solve the problem? Suggest 3 solutions

4. How much water can be contaminated by a) a watch battery b) a AA battery

5. When organic materials get buried underground in the dump, a) what gas do they produce b) what problem does this cause c) what can you and your family do about this?

PRESENTATION

Font: Arial 12, spacing 1.5 lines

Minimum: ½ page, maximum 1.5 pages

TIPS

• Never copy and paste
• Include pictures/images

GRADING

Your work will be graded on:

-research and investigation (10 points)

-your written English (5 points)

-presentation skills (5 points)

Remember, projects represent 40% of your grade for the bimestre.

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
research and investigation	Find information on internet	Use different sources to find information	Use different sources to find information and reference them Analyse what information is more accurate Explain your own ideas
written English	Some sentences copied Includes words student doesn’t understand/ use	Sentences copied, but some words changed “Messy” errors	Use of student’s own words (nothing copied) Few errors
presentation skills	readable, but not well presented	image(s) Good layout	picture(s) and image(s) with explanations Excellent layout and structure Name, group and list number top of work

DEADLINE

Send by email to mikeanahuac@gmail.com before:

11.59pm Wednesday 21^st September

Include your name, group and grade (e.g. 1a) and list number in 1) your work 2) the file name (2 extra points)

LATE WORK WILL RECEIVE 0 MARKS!!