Assignment

Grocery Bag Project

 

Purpose:  The purpose of this project is to design a scientific investigation into the use of different types of grocery bags.

 

Summary:  You will design an investigation to test a question related to grocery store customers’ use of paper vs. plastic vs. reusable grocery bags.  You will submit a plan describing how to test a question related to grocery bag use.  You will also construct a table and a graph of results based on observational data supplied to you.  Based on your analysis of this data, you will draw conclusions.

 

Project Timeline:  Week 1

1. Kick off the first week by watching the TED-Ed video “Which Bag Should You Use?” and answering the Grocery Bag Video Questions assignment in Blackboard.  This assignment is worth 10 points.  The video is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_fjEc4aQVk

2. Now it’s time to design an experiment to test a question related to grocery bag use.  Complete the Grocery Bag Project Experimental Design Template.  This assignment is worth 10 points.

Week 1 Assignments: Grocery Bag Video Questions and Grocery Bag Project Experimental Design Template

 

Project Timeline:  Week 2

Your instructor has collected data which can be used to answer a question related to the use of different types of grocery bags.  This data is in a data file named: Grocery Bag Data.  It is located in this folder. Choose a question to explore related the to the use of grocery bags. Use the data to answer this question.  Write a report which includes your question, a table of your analyzed data, a statement of the results, and a conclusion.  The Grocery Bag Report Guide contains complete information about writing this report.  Submit your Grocery Bag Project Report.  This assignment is worth 15 points.

Week 2 Assignments: Grocery Bag Project Report