Recycle City Research Paper

Recycle City Research Paper Introduction

In this WebQuest, you will visit the imaginary city of Recycle City, which was dreamed up by the wonderful people at the Environmental Protection Agency. Recycle City used to be called Dump Town, but the residents grew tired of all of the pollution and cleaned up their act. They renamed their city Recycle City. Visit the Environmental Protection Agency's site called Recycle City by clicking on this link: http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/

The Task Your task is to visit Recycle City, take some notes on the history of the town and 2 businesses/buildings located there. These businesses/buildings need to be making a contribution to the clean up effort. You will then write a research paper describing your findings and your opinions of what the town has accomplished. Your paper will be typed in Microsoft Word. Your notes, rough draft with editing and revisions, and the final copy of your paper will be turned in as a project.

The Process I. Type in this URL: http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/ II. Click on "First visit? Click here" USE THIS OUTLINE TO TAKE NOTES: III. First paragraph information A. Read this webpage and look at the Recycle City map. B. How did the people of Dumptown turn their backward town around? 1. 2. 3. IV. Second paragraph information A. Look at the map of Recycle City. It is divided into 4 parts: NE, NW, SE, SW. C. Choose a part of the city to study. D. Click on the map on the part of the city you want to study. E. There are 4 businesses/buildings in each part of the city. Choose the one you want to research. Click on the business/building of your choice.

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How does this business/building help with the recycling effort? 1. 2. 3.

V. Third paragraph information A. Choose another part of the city to study. B.

Choose a second business/building to research.

C. How does this business/building help with the recycling effort.? 1. 2. 3. VI. Write a conclusion paragraph A. What are your opinions about the progress Recycle City has made? 1. 2. 3. VII. Bibliography information After you have finished with your research, write your rough draft. Make sure that you double space your rough draft so that it can be edited easily. Your teacher will read your rough draft and make editing marks Now it is time to make revisions on your paper. Be careful to correct mistakes in spelling and punctuation. After you have completed revising your paper, you should type your paper. Make sure the font is easy to read and is between 12 and 18 point in size. When you are finished typing, turn in your notes, rough draft, and final copy.