Make a classroom environmental action observable

Replace a broad ambition with one action the group can record. Returning unused sheets to a tray, for example, produces a defined count while leaving larger environmental effects as a separate question.

Define the action. Choose a recording method. Set a review point.

Decide what the review will actually show

Recording unused sheets returned to a tray is more measurable than 'be greener'.

Define the action, unit and review interval before starting. The record should support a limited conclusion about what the group actually did.

Do not invent impact figures. What will the record show?

Use a simple tick chart.

Resources

• Reflection Journal Template — Use the editable recording prompts for a short evidence-and-question record, alongside the checked topic source.

Further reading

• Australian Museum — insects in our gardens

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