Juan Medina Mrs.

Frank Senior Capstone, Period 1 27 February 2014

Sustainable Develop ent Capstone Proposal I. Introduction

!u an so"iety #as been $reatly driven by t#e use o% %ossil %uels and various ot#er natural resour"es. &#e 'aste%ul and ine%%i"ient use o% t#ese aterials #as le%t t#e

eart# s"arred and "onta inated. Sustainable develop ent is a plan %or #u ans to a"#ieve t#e desired state o% #u an so"iety '#ere livin$ "onditions and resour"es(use eet #u an need 'it#out takin$ t#e sustainability o% t#e natural syste environ ent %or $ranted. &#ere are t#ree sustainable develop ent pillars '#i"# are e"ono i" $ro't#, environ ental ste'ards#ip, and so"ial in"lusion. )"ono i" $ro't# is ne"essary to raise people out o% poverty by in"reasin$ te"#nolo$y %or ener$y develop ent and use, 'ater availability, and transportation. &#e burnin$ o% %ossil %uels supported rapid $ro't# %or de"ades but set up dan$erous "onse*uen"es, 'it# "li ate "#an$e today t#reatenin$ to roll ba"k de"ades o% develop ent pro$ress. +it# no usable resour"es t#at "an be used to po'er an e"ono y not u"# "an be done to i prove t#e sustainability o% a nation. and t#e

+it#out a #ealt#y environ ent people "annot live properly and sa%ely and issues su"# as poverty and in%rastru"ture in "ities 'ill be di%%i"ult to solve. My "apstone 'ill %o"us on 2 o% t#e t#ree pillars '#i"# are environ ental ste'ards#ip and so"ial in"lusion. ,n%or in$ people t#at even t#e s allest o% a"tions "an #elp t#e environ ent. -ettin$ people involved to take a"tion and in%or ed o% t#e Sponsor. Ms. Frank. Date. Date.

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II.

Learning Objectives
/. &o "reate a sustainable $arden in s"#ool and pled$es about #o' people "an #elp t#e environ ent 3. &o resear"# ore 'ays and possibilities t#at "an #elp our so"iety to'ards sustainability C. &o learn to use resour"es taken %or $ranted in s"#ool to $arden su""eed ake a t#e ove

D. &o $ive people a better understandin$ t#at even t#e s allest a"tion "an #ave a bi$ i pa"t ). &o in"rease issue y speakin$ skill by "o uni"atin$ ideas to solvin$ t#is

F. &o resear"# t#e e%%e"t o% pollution and la"k o% resour"es on #u an so"iety.

Sponsor. Ms. Frank.

Date. Date.

III.

Activities timeline

Learning activities
Activities
Collect materials for garden Speak with sponsor about materials Turn in proposal draft dit !roposal #eet with sponsor Turn in sponsor edited proposal #eet with the principal #s% &e Thai

Timeline
2/9/14 2/10/14 2/13/14 2/1"/14 2/14/14 2/1$/14 2/19/14

Writing and research Activities

Conference 'esearch and note cards #eet with sponsor for argument paper *rgument paper rough draft *rgument paper final

Timeline
1/31/14 #arch 3rd()th #arch 1)th(20th #arch 24th(2$th *pril )th (11th

Sponsor. Ms. Frank.

Date. Date.

IV.

Measuring Project Results

, 'ould like %or people to be ore a'are o% t#eir potential and #o' 'eak our environ ent is i% 'e do not take "are o% it. +e do not possess te"#nolo$y to "oloni4e ot#er planets or "reate livable #abitats. 5atural resour"es are runnin$ out but be%ore t#ey run out "li ate "onditions and pollution 'ill ake it in"reasin$ly di%%i"ult to live. )very #u an ust do t#eir part in "leanin$ t#e eart# and be"o in$ sel%(sustainin$ but t#ose 'it# t#e ost po'er and "apability to understand t#e #ars#ness o% t#e issue are teena$ers and adults.

V.

Form
&#is "apstone pro6e"t 'ill be establis#ed 'it#in 4 p#ases '#i"# 'ill be a "olle$e level resear"# paper. &#e se"ond p#ase 'ill be a %ully sustainable $arden "reated out o% aterials in s"#ool. &#e aterials 'ill in"lude %ood t#at 'ould naturally be t#ro'n a'ay but 'ill be re"y"led as "o post %or plants. Milk "artons 'ill be used to $ro' t#e seeds in be%ore trans%errin$ t#e in to t#e %lo'er beds. &#e t#ird p#ase 'ill be a pled$e ade out o% re"y"led paper t#at 'ill be #anded out to people $ivin$ t#ose ideas on #o' t#ey "an be $reener %or t#e day and tips on #o' to be ore ener$y and 'aste e%%i"ient. &#e %inal p#ase 'ill be a 'ell t#ou$#t out presentation about y "apstone.

VI.

Preparations

,n order to be prepared %or t#is "apstone , 'ill re*uire. /. Create a 'ell or$ani4e binder 3. !elp %ro y sponsor Mr. 7e

C. Maintain "onstant "o uni"ation 'it# sponsor Mr. 7e and "apstone partner )rika /"osta D. 3e open to any ne' ideas brou$#t %ort# ). 1btain re*uired aterials be%ore deadlines

F. Mana$e ti e 'isely -. 3ein$ or$ani4ed, deter ined, and %o"used

Sponsor. Ms. Frank.

Date. Date.