Sustainability research project

HIST 1302-73008

Sustainability Research Group Project (70 points)

Due Date: Wednesday, May 8, 11:59 PM CT

Instructions: For this group project, you will have an opportunity to work in groups of 4-5 students. Your group

must choose and explore one of the following topics in U.S. history and analyze how they relate or pertain

to economic, societal and/or environmental sustainability:

 Dawes Severalty Act

 Native American Reservations

 John Muir

 U.S. National Park System

 Theodore Roosevelt

 Endangered Species

 Air/Water/Noise Pollution

 Great Depression

 Johnstown Flood

 Dust Bowl

 New Deal

 Upton Sinclair

 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

 Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment

 Dark Sky Parks

 Jane Addams

 Organic Foods/Drinks

 Landfills

 Wilderness Act

 Habitat for Humanity

 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

 Environmental Racism/Justice

 Deforestation

 Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

 Bio-mimicry

 Suburbanization

 Rachel Carson

 Bike Share Programs

 Mass Transit Systems

 Electric/Solar/Hybrid Cars

 United Farm Workers (UFW)

 Renewable Energy

 Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(OSHA)

 Clean Air Act

 Great Society Programs

 U.S. National Wildlife Refuges

 Soil Erosion

 Climate Change

 Recycling

 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

 Victory/Home Gardens

 Conservation

Once your group has chosen an approved topic, the group will write and submit an annotated

bibliography of sources. Your group is required to utilize a minimum of four primary sources and three

secondary/tertiary sources. Each source must include an explanation of 4-5 complete sentences regarding

the source’s significance to your sustainability research topic within the context of U.S. history. Do not

cut and paste or plagiarize from other sources to write your annotated bibliography. Instead, you

must assert your own analysis and thoughts on what you have read about the source and why it may be

relevant to your research topic.

Your annotated bibliography must be properly typed: 12-size font, double-spaced, in paragraph

form, with complete sentences, and one-inch margins. Use the Turabian or Chicago style of writing when

formatting your annotated bibliography. Your group must also provide a title page—title of your paper,

full name of each member, course, date and your professor’s name. Your group’s annotated bibliography

accounts for 70 points. The annotated bibliography must be uploaded in eCampus before the deadline.