Project​ ​One:​ ​Environmental​ ​Health​ ​vs.

​ ​Education

Brainstorm
➢ What​ ​is​ ​more​ ​important,​ ​environmental​ ​health​ ​or​ ​a​ ​better​ ​educational​ ​system?
○ Education:
■ Education​ ​out​ ​of​ ​high​ ​school
■ Interviewing​ ​adults,​ ​students
○ Environment:
■ Global​ ​Warming,​ ​Pollution,​ ​Habitat​ ​Preservation
○ Hypothesis:​ ​Younger​ ​people​ ​will​ ​go​ ​for​ ​Environment,​ ​older​ ​people​ ​will​ ​go
towards​ ​education

★ Political​ ​Stance:​ ​Republican​ ​or​ ​Democrat?​ ​Conservative?​ ​Liberal?

○ Scale​ ​1-10​ ​how​ ​much​ ​do​ ​you​ ​agree​ ​with​ ​your​ ​party?
★ Demographics:​ ​Religion,​ ​Family​ ​Size,​ ​Age,​ ​Geographic,​ ​Position,​ ​Educational
Background,​ ​Socioeconomics​ ​Class

(​Scale:​ ​ ​(1-5)​ ​Strongly​ ​Agree​ ​[5],​ ​Agree​ ​[4],​ ​Don’t​ ​Care​ ​[3],​ ​Disagree​ ​[2],​ ​Strongly​ ​Disagree​ ​[1])

Rating:
1. How​ ​strong​ ​do​ ​you​ ​believe​ ​in​ ​global​ ​warming/climate​ ​change?
2. Do​ ​you​ ​believe​ ​that​ ​the​ ​education​ ​system​ ​is​ ​corrupt?
3. Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​government​ ​could​ ​be​ ​more​ ​involved​ ​in​ ​the​ ​current​ ​natural​ ​disasters​ ​in
America?​ ​(e.g.​ ​Harvey​ ​&​ ​Irma)
4. Do​ ​you​ ​believe​ ​teacher’s​ ​salaries​ ​are​ ​a​ ​fair​ ​reflection​ ​of​ ​their​ ​work​ ​and​ ​labour?

Written:
1. Should​ ​government​ ​be​ ​putting​ ​more​ ​money/focus​ ​in​ ​schools​ ​or​ ​environmental​ ​issues?
2. Is​ ​Standardized​ ​testing​ ​an​ ​efficient/effective​ ​way​ ​of​ ​determining​ ​a​ ​student’s​ ​worth,
knowledge,​ ​and​ ​intellect?

Concluding​ ​Question:
Do​ ​you​ ​believe​ ​that​ ​environmental​ ​health​ ​is​ ​more​ ​important​ ​than​ ​education​ ​or​ ​vise​ ​versa?

Environmental​ ​Health​ ​&​ ​Education

(​Scale:​​ ​(1-5)​ ​Strongly​ ​Agree​ ​[5],​ ​Agree​ ​[4],​ ​Don’t​ ​Care​ ​[3],​ ​Disagree​ ​[2],​ ​Strongly​ ​Disagree​ ​[1])

Rate
How​ ​strong​ ​do​ ​you​ ​believe​ ​in​ ​global​ ​warming/climate​ ​change​ ​being​ ​a​ ​serious​ ​issue?
[1]​ ​[2]​ ​[3]​ ​[4]​ ​[5]

Do​ ​you​ ​believe​ ​that​ ​the​ ​education​ ​system​ ​is​ ​corrupt?

[1]​ ​[2]​ ​[3]​ ​[4]​ ​[5]

Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​government​ ​could​ ​be​ ​more​ ​involved​ ​in​ ​the​ ​current​ ​natural​ ​disasters​ ​in​ ​America?
(e.g.​ ​Harvey​ ​&​ ​Irma)
[1]​ ​[2]​ ​[3]​ ​[4]​ ​[5]

Do​ ​you​ ​believe​ ​teacher’s​ ​salaries​ ​are​ ​a​ ​fair​ ​reflection​ ​of​ ​their​ ​work​ ​and​ ​labour?
[1]​ ​[2]​ ​[3]​ ​[4]​ ​[5]

Written
1. Should​ ​government​ ​be​ ​putting​ ​more​ ​money/focus​ ​in​ ​schools​ ​or​ ​environmental​ ​issues?
A:

2. Is​ ​Standardized​ ​testing​ ​an​ ​efficient/effective​ ​way​ ​of​ ​determining​ ​a​ ​student’s​ ​worth,
knowledge,​ ​and​ ​intellect?
A:

Concluding​ ​Question
Do​ ​you​ ​believe​ ​that​ ​environmental​ ​health​ ​is​ ​more​ ​important​ ​than​ ​education​ ​or​ ​vise​ ​versa?
(You​ ​May​ ​Provide​ ​a​ ​Scale​ ​Number​ ​or​ ​a​ ​Written​ ​Response)
A: