Grocery Bag Project Assignment
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to design a scientific investigation into the use of different types of grocery bags.

Summary: You will design an investigation to test a question related to grocery store customers’ use of paper vs. plastic vs. reusable grocery bags. You will submit a plan describing how to test a question related to grocery bag use. You will also construct a table and a graph of results based on observational data supplied to you. Based on your analysis of this data, you will draw conclusions.

Project Timeline: Week 1
1. Kick off the first week by watching the TED-Ed video “Which Bag Should You Use?” and answering the Grocery Bag Video Questions assignment in Blackboard. This assignment is worth 10 points. The video is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_fjEc4aQVk
2. Now it’s time to design an experiment to test a question related to grocery bag use. Complete the Grocery Bag Project Experimental Design Template. This assignment is worth 10 points.
Week 1 Assignments: Grocery Bag Video Questions and Grocery Bag Project Experimental Design Template

Project Timeline: Week 2
Your instructor has collected data which can be used to answer a question related to the use of different types of grocery bags. This data is in a data file named: Grocery Bag Data. It is located in this folder. Choose a question to explore related the to the use of grocery bags. Use the data to answer this question. Write a report which includes your question, a table of your analyzed data, a statement of the results, and a conclusion. The Grocery Bag Report Guide contains complete information about writing this report. Submit your Grocery Bag Project Report. This assignment is worth 15 points.
Week 2 Assignments: Grocery Bag Project Report