Stewardship Project

Personal Stewardship Project

Title of Your project

Introduction

In 3-4 paragraph): Introduces the broad topic/ issue connected to your behavior change (e.g., climate change, plastic pollution, habitat loss, endangered species). Share information about why this is a problem,  how the behaviors of humans impact this issue, and ways to reduce the impact. This section should include your background research and why you picked the topic.

Methods

In 1-2 paragraphs: Describe your behavioral change activity.  Include a QUESTION of how you measured your change.

Results  

In 2-3 paragraphs: Report the results of your actions, including a comparison of your pre and post-data. In addition to explaining your results in words, you should include a chart, table, or infographic. Also, calculate the total impact of your behavior (i.e., I reduced my carbon dioxide emissions to x tons, and I saved 300 liters of water). 

Community Engagement 

In 1 paragraph: Share your community engagement pieces (i.e., links or screenshots to social media). Using evidence from the psychological literature, what technique did you use in your messaging? Include information on who you shared your project with, how you shared it, and what their reaction was. 

Discussion 

In 2-3 paragraphs: Reflect on what you learned during this project. How likely are you going to continue this behavior? Why or why not? What are some strategies to make it more sustainable? How would you encourage more people to participate in this behavior? Support your reflections with sources.