Lesson 2: Trash or Treasure?
Handout 4

Post-Event Reflection Handout

Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be honest and spend some time reflecting on your experience.

1. Fill out the chart with the trash types and quantity of trash we actually found. A sample has been provided.

Type of Materials

Describe

Quantity

Comments

Plastic

Soft drink bottles

7

There were no trash receptacles where these were found.

       
       
       
       
       
       

2. Based on the types of trash we collected, what observations can you make about how our local parks are used?

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3. Explain specifically what you did while we were at the park. Evaluate your effort. Do you feel you gave your best effort in this experience? Explain why or why not.

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4. Evaluate the experience as a whole. Do you feel that your actions improved the "common good?" Was this activity worth the time spent doing it?

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