THIS PROJECT WAS COMPLETED BY:

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THIS PROJECT WAS COMPLETED BY JOHN STOCKBRIDGE
JORDAN STOKES
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Our research question

• We wanted to find out about childrens litter
  dropping habits. Our question was Do younger
  children drop more litter than older children?
• Why did we choose to do this question?

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• We sometimes had litter in our hands and didnt
  know what to do with it, particularly if we
  didnt have pockets in our shorts and there was
  no bin around.
• We wondered what others would do?

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Methods

• 20 photos of litter around the school and in the
  wreck.
• 40 Questionnaires
• 20 questionnaires to children in year 5
• 20 questionnaires to children in years 12

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piloted the questionnaire
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• We piloted the questionnaire first. This means
  that we gave the questionnaire out to a few
  children to see if it was a good questionnaire.
  We needed to find out if the questionnaire could
  be improved. We didnt want to use words that
  would be too difficult for younger children, for
  example.

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What did we find out?

• From the year 5 questionnaire
• 13/20 children drop litter
• 4/20 do it everyday
• Only 4 never drop it
• 8/20 put rubbish in the bush

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Results from years 12

• 14/20 said they never drop litter
• 2/20 said they drop litter once a day.

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Conclusion

• Our main conclusion was that young children, in
  years 1 and 2, do NOT drop as much litter as
  older children.