Mathematics and Society - OS X Lion Server

L~ND ~NDR~~OURC~£PROJbCTS1) What methodes) does your city use to dispose of solid waste? What are the advantagesand disadvantages of each method?(2) Are there recycling centers nearby? Find out what objects and how many are beingrecycled each month, each year.3) Paper is a big part of solid waste and litter--both by count and mass.out how much your local newspaper contributes. What is the total massfamily's newspapers for 1 week, 1 month, 1 year? Find the circulationnewspaper and total production for a year (1000 kg = 1 metric tonne).paper printed on recycled paper?Figureof yourof theIs the4) How much paper does your school district use each year? Is it recycled paper?5) In what ways are our forests and national parks polluted?6) Find out how people feel about littering. Take a survey and see if anyone caughtlittering should pay a fine and/or spend at least one day picking up litter alongyour state's highways.7) Look up Garbage Collection or Services in the yellow pages of the phone book.Count the number that exist. Call some of them to find out what they think theaverage amount of solid waste is that's disposed of weekly by a family in yourcity. What amount do they handle in a week's time; in a year's time? Usingtheir figures and the number of families they collect from--estimate by propor- (tion the amount of solid waste collected in a week in the entire city.8) Find out from school cooks how much uneaten food isaverage. Compute this amount for the school year.waste discarded daily or weekly per student, yearlyreduced?disposed of daily as anFind out the total foodper student. How can this be9) Pick out 20 items in a grocery or drug store. See what percent has unnecessarypackaging. See what percents of the packaging are paper, plastic, glass andmetal. Which could be recycled?10) Make a school beautification plan. Figure out how much the paint, plants, flowers,etc., would cost.11) Poll students to see what their favorite outdoor recreations are. Graph the information.How would each kind of recreation affect the environment?12) Is there a land-use committee in your county or state? What do they do?13) Investigate the state parks--how many, how big, number of visitors, problems withlitter, overcrowding or vandalism.14) Investlgatethe cost of ra~s~ng your own vegetables versus buying them at thestore. Consider such things as the cost for rototilling or plowing the soil,fertilizer, seeds, tools, etc. Would you save money by raising a tomato plant ina tub on a patio, balcony or porch? (240