Knowledge to Action Plan Template

TeamMember:Cady,Lana,Sydney,Tommy,Jeremy,Sam

TeamName:TheCoralCandys

Stakeholders:
Listthestakeholdersinthisproject.Whowillbemostimpactedbyyourproject?Describehow
eachstakeholderwillbeimpactedbyorinvolvedinthisproject.

Who
How
Peoplewhoridethebus
Thebuseswouldbeimproved
Peoplewholivenearreefs Thereefswouldstarttoregrow,Moretourism/Morestorm
protection/Morefishandreefs
Fisheries
Morefishwouldliveinthehealthyreefs
PeoplelivinginHennepin
Itwillbemoredesirabletoridethebus
County

GlobalIssue/Challenge:Sydney
Describetheissueyouareaddressingintwosentences

Largescalereefdieoffisintimatebecauseofhighcarbonemissionsfrommankinds
destructivehabits.Carbonemissionsfromvehiclesandfactoriesarebeingabsorbedintothe
ocean,causingittobecomeacidicanddirectlyaffectingthecoralreefs.

EvidenceofIssue/Challenge:Sydney
Inabrief,wellwrittenparagraph,explainhowthisisaproblemandconvinceaudiencewhyit
needstobesolved.Thisneedstoincludespecificandcompellingevidence.

Comparedtootherecosystems,mankindsdestructivehabitshavebeenaffecting
coralreefsextremelyhard.Overthelastcentury,theaveragetemperatureoftheoceanhas
risenby.18.Eventheslightesttemperaturechangeswillcausecoraltobleach,turningcoral
intoawhitecolor.Also,forthepast300years,thepHlevelintheoceanhasbeenstableat
8.2.Today,thelevelisat8.1,increasingtheacidityoftheoceanby25%inthelasttwo
centuriesfromtheoceanabsorbingabout2530%ofmankindscarbon.Whencoralbeginsto
grow,itmixescalciumandcarbontogethertobuilditsstructures.Thisprocessiscalled
calcification.Whenthereisahighamountofcarbonintheoceanitbecomesdifficultforcoral
toreceiveenoughcalcium.Withthislackofcalcium,thecoralwillgrowfrailandwillnotbe
abletowithstanddiseaseandlargestorms.

ActionplanLana
Describeyourplantoaddressthisissue/challengeinfoursentences

Wewillimprovethebusesbymakingtheinsidescomfierandmoreappealing,aswell
asprovideanalternatefuelsourceforagreenerwayoftransport.Thiswillencouragepeople
toridethebus,thereforecuttingdownonCO2emissionsemittedfromcars.Asbussalesgo
up,thecitycanusethemoneytoupgradeotherbuses.Therewillalsobeadvertisementsfor
thenewbussesatbusstopsspreadingtheword.

ProjectGoals:Cady
Describewhatyouhopetoaccomplishwiththisplan

1. Wehopetogetmorepeopletoridethebus,whichwouldcutCO2emissionsdown.

2. Wealsohopeloweringtheemissionswillhelpsavethedyingreefs.

3. Lastly,wethinkifwemakethebusesnicer,morepeoplewillridethem,thuscutting
CO2emissions.

Timeline:Jeremy
Step1:
Talktocityandcouncilaboutimprovingbuses
Step2:
Raisefundstoimprovethebuses
Step3:
Buymaterialsforimprovedbuses
Step4:
Buildtheimprovedbuses
Step5:
Advertisethebuses
Thisshouldtakeaboutayear
What?

Whatwillbedone

Productswillbebought
Threebuseswillbetaken
outtoreorganize
Buseswillbereintroduced
Advertisethebuses

When?

Whenwillitbecompleted

Who?
Whoisresponsibleforcompleting
this

May15
May30

Coralreefseven
MNstate

June20
startingJune20

MNdept.transportation
MNdept.transportation


Resources:Sam
Whatresourcesdoyouneedtoimplementyourplan?Describewhatisnecessarytotake
yourplanintoaction.Thismayincludeafewdifferentkindsofsupport,includingfinancial,
human,material,etc.
Weneedtogetthemoneytocreateandbuyouritems.WeneedHydrogentanksto
useforcleanerandmoreefficientwayforfuelandemissions.Weneednewseatsandair
freshenerstomakethebusesmorepleasingandenjoyable,sopeoplewillridethebusmore
andnotdriveseparately.ThiswillcausemoreCO
emissionstogointotheatmospherewhich
2
isbad.Firstoff,thebudgetis$500,andwearerequesting$10overtheprinciple$500
startingpoint.Possiblytheextra10dollarscouldcomefrompeoplewholikethisideaand
whowanttodonatetomakethebusesmoreenjoyable.Theonlymaterialsweneedsofar
are3Hydrogentanks,upholsteryfor3buses,and36airfreshenerstomakethebusessmell
betterfortheoccupants.
Budget:Tommy
Item

Description

Costper
unit

Quantity

Total
Cost

i.e.Seedlings

Tobeplantedonschoolgardening
day

$3perplant

20plants

$60

Hydrogentanks

Touseforacleaner,more
efficientwayoffuel
Toencouragepeopletoride
thebus
Makesthebussmellbetter

$80per

$240

$50

$150

2.99

36

$110

500
510

Upholstery
Airfreshener

TOTALBUDGET
AMOUNT
REQUESTED

Publicity:Tommy
Howdoyouplantoshareyourprojectanditsimpactwiththebroadercommunityanddraw
attentiontoyourwork?

WeintendtosharethiswiththeHennepincountytransportationdepartment.Through
this,wewillbeabletoupgrademultiplebusesutilizingthemoneyfromthisproject.These
buseswouldbeadvertisedbycarryingasigninformingthepassengersaboutthebus.These
passengerswillbemorewillingtoridethesebusesastheyareofhigherquality.


Sustainability:Lana
Howwillyousustainyoursolution?DescribehowyourKnowledgetoActionplancan
continue,evenifyourteamdoesnotcontinuetobeinvolved.
Asmorepeoplechosetoridethebus,thebuseswillstartcollectingmoremoney.Thecitycan
thenusethemoneytoimproveotherbuses,makingthosebusesgreeneraswell.Thecitys
carbonfootprintwillstarttobereducedaspeopleareencouragedtoridethebus,andasa
resultwillbenefitthecoralreefs.

Challenges:Sydney
Whatarepotentialobstaclestoyoursuccess?Outlineanychallengesthatyoumaycome
acrossasyouputyourplanintoaction.Howdoyouplantoovercomethesechallenges?

Theremaybeafewchallengesontheroadtoourgoal.Peoplemaychoosetonotto
ridethebusbecauseoftightschedulesortimeconstraints.Itwillbeachallengetoget
everybodywheretheyneedtobeontimewhilestillbeinghighquality.Thebusmaybecome
moreexpensivebecauseofthehighqualityofthebuses.Peoplewithlowfundsmaychoose
todrivetheirowncarbecauseofthis.Thesolutiontothetimeconstraintiskeepingthebuson
timeandonschedule.Tosolvethehigherpriceweshouldgiveoutdiscountsforthosewho
choosetoridethebusmakingitmorecheapeverytimeyouride.

EvidenceofSuccess/Evaluation:Cady
Describehowyouwillknowthatyourprojecthasbeensuccessful.Howwillyouknowthat
youaremakinganimpactontheproblemyouseektoaddress?Howwillyoucollectthe
informationneededtotellwhetheryouhavebeensuccessful?

Wewillknowifourprojectissuccessfulifthebuseslooknicer,andmorepeopleare
ridingthem.WeknoweachindividualcaremitsalotofCO2intotheatmosphere.Ifmore
peopletakethebus,CO2emissionsgodown.Lastly,wecantakethenumberofpeoplewho
ridethebusinearlieryears,andcompareittohowmanypeopleridethebusafterthe
improvements.WecanalsocheckhowmuchCO2thestateisproducing.