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__**New jobs from Mr T (22/02/12)**__
 * Check my email I sent at the weekend regarding your survey! It is copied below:
 * Mia,
 * Mia,

Thank you for your survey. You have thought of some interesting questions. However, I do have some suggestions that you might like to apply to your questionnaire.


 * Question 2** - 10 minutes is quite long for a shower. I'd change it to 2 minutes, 5, minutes, 10 minutes or longer as your possible responses.
 * Question 4** - you forgot the apostrophe for Earth's surface (the surface is part of the Earth and should be punctuated appropriately). Also, Earth is the name of our planet so requires, guess what..?
 * Question 6** - I have no idea what amount of fresh water makes up the planet and I doubt very much anyone else will either. It seems that people will guess because they won't be able to put those numbers into context. I mean, how much is a million trilliion? Is that more than a bilion? Is it more dollars than I have in my bank account?
 * Question 8** - what if they don't have a brother or a sister? What if they don't have a bath at all? You might want to think about re-phrasing your questions if you are genuinely interested in whether people try to save water:

e.g. In what ways do you try to save water?

[ ] I have showers rather than baths [ ] I only fill the kettle with what I need [ ] I turn the tap off when brushing my teeth [ ] I have a dual flush toilet [ ] I recycle water [ ] I don't try to save water at all


 * Question 9** and **10** are exactly the same as each other!

If you have time between now and Monday, you might like to have a little look at Survey Monkey and make some changes. It's your choice but I highly recommend another look so that you're up-to-date and ready to rock next week!

Kind regards and have a great weekend,

Mr T

These above areas, that I have brought your attention to, **need** addressing **urgently**. Otherwise, we cannot send your survey out.


 * Have you finalized your arrangements for the field trip? When, who with etc? Has Mr Tailor confirmed his attendance? What do you hope to gain from this field trip?
 * Have you included notes from all of your mentor meetings? Are they detailed with topics discussed and areas to focus on for next meeting?
 * Some groups have included videos that raise awareness of their issue - have you thought about making a video that highlights water waste? It might be a good idea!

__**New jobs from Mr T**__


 * **Is your research and highlighting up to date? If not, why not? Louis**
 * **have you completed your survey? I need to see this so please send it as an email asap. Mia**
 * **You told me you were working on organising a field trip - who is making the phone call, are you writing a letter as well? Do you know what you are going to say in the phone call? Are you prepared for any questions from them - they might ask you about exhibition or why you are so concerned about water wastage? Casey and Agatha**
 * **When you are at Ocean Park, what is your agenda? Why are you going? What do you hope to achieve? Will you conduct any data collection whilst you are there? Remember, you're not just going for a fun day out!**
 * **Milestones needs to be on your Wiki (SS - G5 - Exhibition - Wiki Resources - embed code) Agatha**

__**Home**__

Good job of putting your names on the home page and I like the image you've used too. Don't you want to put a photo of yourselves on there too? It might be a good idea to appropriately welcome people to your page!

__**Mission Statement**__

Is your statement grammatically correct? Why is water wastage and water use important to you as a group? Why are you passionate about this issue? How far is the min-marathon going to be? A regular marathon is 26.2 miles. //Could you divide this by 10 and run 2.62 miles? Won't people be drinking a lot of water during this race to stay hydrated? Is that a waste?// I don't know but it's surely something for you to consider and chat about as a group and with your mentor//.//

__**Mentor**__

Good job with the mentor letter. I'm assuming that when you mention '//the ones that are not blacked out//' that you are referring to your schedule. M.T will be a brilliant mentor for your group but you must ensure regular contact and updates with him. Have you scheduled a meeting yet? If so, make sure you are there promptly, someone takes minutes and that you set yourselves goals to achieve before the next mentor meeting.

__**Questions**__

You have 3 questions but they **don't** actually relate to the issue of water wastage. Are you sure you don't know what a sponsor is?

__**Research**__

From what I can tell, you have **NO** research about water use/wastage. Why not?


 * What are your research questions?**

//Questions to consider://

1. What are the top 5 ways that water is wasted in the home? 2. What possible solutions are there to these 5 problems? 3. Why is this an issue for mankind to be concerned about? (If people don't understand the issue, then why would they want to sponsor you?) 4. Which industries are the biggest water wasters? 5. Do all countries experience the same water wastage issue? Why/why not?

The above are just some ideas off the top of my head. You may have different ideas but, as there is no evidence of these just yet, I thought add some of my own.