Mountain Middle School 8th Grade Science 

Adaptation and Collaboration Project

 
Action Plan 
Based off of students’ presentations, pick 1-2 of the most pressing issues to address as a committee (if possible, 
combine topics). Fill out the follow action plan with a realistic, achievable goal to help improve the issue(s) selected by 
the committee. This action plan will be published on our webpage to educate our local community. 
 
Prepared by (list all names): ​Ellie Mclean, Maddy Lesage, Penelope Brabeck, Cassidy Novak, Benjamin Hinkley, 
Ayana Glass, Kim Baxter, Kim Caruso, and Julie Cifuni ​on Wednesday, May 15 2019. 
 
Goal: ​Our goal is to reduce plastic consumption throughout our society. 
Results (How will you know when you have reached the goal? What does success look like?): I​f businesses 
can reduce their plastic consumption by a certain percent by the end of one year. We track how much plastic usage 
has decreased. 

Individual Action Steps: ​What should individuals in our  List resources needed: 
community do to help reach this goal?  - New and more options available to 
- Communication  replace plastic 
- Reduce what you buy that is made of plastic 
- Educating those who don’t have the knowledge 

Community Organizations Steps:​What should local organizations  List resources needed: 

do to help meet this goal (think local businesses, schools, companies,  - City council and connections 
etc.?)   - Use businesses for spreading 
- Work on a fee for plastic bags with our city council (the  knowledge into the community 
money would go to city repair)  - A mentor to help educate us on 
- Plastic fee’s could go towards creating new and improved ways  things that might and might not 
of making energy  work 
- Encourage businesses to use less plastic 
- Possibly create an award for the most environmentally friendly 
business 
- Using imaging to create awareness 
 Mountain Middle School 8th Grade Science 
Adaptation and Collaboration Project

National and Global Steps:​What should governments both  List resources needed: 
nationally and worldwide do to help meet this goal?  - Connections to talk to about what 
- Letter campaigns to the headquarters of national businesses  we are doing 
- Something that represents our progress throughout the  - A symbol that can represent our 
community  process and progress