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**﻿ ** media type="custom" key="9329052" **2nd period teacher: **Mr. Daniels **Date **3-21-11 **As students how can we reduce our ecological footprint in our local environment? **

1. State the problem: to use less water at home by not letting the water run while I’m brushing my teeth and see how much money we save. 2. Gather information: I found out that the average water bill of Americans on the east coast is ten American dollars per person in a average household. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">3. Information: My mom, stepdad, and I live together so the average bill should be around $30 <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">4. Form a hypothesis: My water bill is $34 rounded up in March so therefore I believe I will save about $4-6 from turning of my tap while I brush my teeth <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">5. Materials: March water bill and April water bill <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">6. Setup: when my mom, stepdad, and I brush our teeth we will rinse the toothbrush with minimum water and then turn it off when we brush then wash out my teeth with water and mouthwash and then rinse off our toothbrushes. And see how much money we will save at the end of the month of March <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">7. Record and analyze data: My water bill for March was $33.78 and my April bill was $31.93 so I actually saved about $1.85 My Website for Talent 21