Conduct an Experiment

Now that you have decided on what your recycling solution will be, you will actually create the product or solution, develop a plan for its implementation, carry out the plan, and gather data to figure out how your solution impacted student recycling behaviors.

Step 4: Conduct an Experiment

Product/Solution Resources

• You may use your $250 budget to buy supplies to create your product or solution. Items can be purchased from local businesses or online. In order to purchase items, you must develop a quote and submit that to your teacher to be ordered.

Data Collection Resources

• Google Forms
• Survey Monkey
• Google Spreadsheets
• iPads (Cart of 30)
• Chromebooks (Cart of 30 available in every Language Arts classroom)
• Computer Lab (1 computer lab available with 24 desktop computers)

Human Resources

• Maintenance Director
• Principal
• Classroom Teachers