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elements. (Note: The mechanical should be computer generated and be more refined than the rough layout. It should include the text, artwork, and photos, and be printed in color.) g. Fold, assemble, and analyze the mechanical and make revisions based on the group’s observations and feedback of others. 8. Produce the revised/ final versions of the recycling tent card. 9. Place the tent cards on the dining tables in the school’s cafeteria. 10. Develop a plan to analyze and assess the effectiveness of the recycling tent cards on the amount of solid waste being recycled one week after the tent cards are placed in the cafeteria. 11. Complete the Recycling Follow-up Sheet. F Student-produced rough designs F As a design brief “enrichment” activity, consider using the plan to assess the effectiveness of the recycling tent cards two months after the tent cards are placed in the cafeteria. This will determine the long-term effect of the tent cards and the overall recycling plan. Folded final design Recycling Follow-up Sheet Student Name: Date: Directions: Use word-processing software to provide answers to the following questions. 1. What changes would occur if most of our everyday items were made from recycled material? 2. What would you say to someone who is not concerned about the amount of solid waste in the world? 3. During your research into the topic of solid waste disposal and recycling, what fact or piece of information surprised you the most? Why? 4. How successful was your final design/product? Be honest about the product’s good and bad points and address the following: a. How does the final product compare with the original thumbnails and roughs? b. How well does the product solve or address the identified problem? c. Why did you choose the materials and processes that you used? d. What did your users say about the product and its message? e. What did teachers and administrators say about the product and its message? f. Were the products’ production costs appropriate? g. In what ways could your final product and its message be improved? 5. If you were asked to do this again, what should you and your design team do differently? Be honest about your work and address the following: a. What parts of your research, design, or teamwork would you seek to improve and why? b. What parts of the activity did you avoid or put off until the last minute? c. After looking back on the assignment, did you spend too much time doing any one thing? d. How well did the final product work and why? Editor’s note: Want to make your life easier? The Tech Directions OnDemand version of this activity, available at www.techdirections.com/ projectsC.html for $6.95, contains all the material presented here as readyto-use handouts, plus additional material, including a Thumbnail Worksheet, Rough Layout and Template Design Worksheet, and a detailed Assessment/Grading Rubric. References Amador County California. (2005). Waste management. Retrieved December 18, 2005, from http:// www.co.amador.ca.us Environmental Protection Agency. (2003). Municipal solid waste generation, recycling, and disposal in the United States: Facts and figures for 2003. Solid Waste and Emergency Response 5305W. Washington, DC: Author. Environmental Protection Agency. (1988). Summary of data on municipal solid waste landfill leachate characteristics: Criteria for municipal solid waste landfills. 40 CFR Part 258, EPA/530-SW88-038. Washington, DC: Author. O’Neill, T. (2003, March 18). Love or hate it, landfill dominates. Retrieved February 10, 2006, from The Cincinnati Enquirer, http://www.cincinnati.com Ross, B. (1989). Waste away: A curriculum on solid waste. Woodstock, VT: Vermont Institute of Natural Science. Shackelford, R (1989). Designing pop-up advertising. Muncie, IN: Center for Implementing Technology Education. www.techdirections.com COMMUNICATION 23 http://www.techdirections.com/projectsC.html http://www.techdirections.com/projectsC.html http://www.co.amador.ca.us http://www.co.amador.ca.us http://www.cincinnati.com http://www.techdirections.com

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