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Reflection Ideas
Reflection Ideas for Environment
These questions can be used in several different ways; any are fine. A class discussion could be held where students answer the questions, students can be divided into groups where they generate group answers then present their findings, students can be given the questions as a writing assignment in the form of a journal, or the questions could be used throughout the process to check in with students on a daily basis.
1. Do you feel that you are more involved with your community after completing this project?
2. What would have happened if your group had not completed this project?
3. Why is it important for people to be involved with their communities?
4. Describe a world without pollution.
5. Do you feel that adults in your community recognized your efforts and listened to you? What helped that?
6. Why is pollution prevention important?
7. Describe a world where there is massive pollution.
8. How did this unit help you to make good choices as an adult?
9. Set a pollution prevention goal for yourself-how will you achieve it now? As a teenager? As an adult?
10. Would you be interested in completing more service projects that improved your community in the future?
Source: http://www.epa.gov/region08/env_ed/eforce/p2/pollques.pdf
1. What new knowledge have you gained about this issue?
2. How do you contribute to the problem?
3. Who contributes most to the problem?
4. Do you feel like your group will be able to have an influence on this problem?
1. What are the obstacles that you will have to surmount in order to achieve your goal?
2. If your project is successful, what difference will it make for the people in your community?
3. How do you feel about the action you have chosen to take? Does your goal seem achievable?
4. Do you feel like you made a difference in your community?
5. Was making a difference difficult or easy?
6. How has this experience changed you?