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Planet Cleanup
Category: Real Life Prompts
A monthly prompt encouraging you to do your part to help the environment! Check the details for rules.
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Click HERE for Instructions on Picking Up Litter
INFORMATION
Lets help keep the planet clean! Go for a walk and pick up litter, whether around your neighborhood or in a public park!
Please stay safe while you are out and about; we recommend sticking to public areas such as parks, hiking trails, and well-walked sidewalks! Wearing gloves is recommended to keep your hands clean, please consider wearing gloves you can clean and reuse, to not contribute to more waste. Remember to wash your hands after your excursion!
We require at least a standard grocery-sized bag, feel free to re-use any bags you get from shopping or invest in a reusable bag you can wash out after each use!
Size example for bags:
REQUIREMENTS
To receive rewards you must:
★ Fill at LEAST a standard grocery-sized bag with litter. (See pictures for size reference)
★ The litter must be found outside, full garbage bags already found in your home do not count!
★ Litter is defined as garbage that does not belong in the natural environment. Plastics, papers, and cans can all fit in this category.
★ For proof, you must submit a photo of your full litter bag with a piece of paper with your Project Xero username written on it, as well as the date.
INSTRUCTIONS
To submit your proof for this prompt, follow the instructions below!
1. First, collect at least a grocery bag's worth of trash. You can go bigger than this if you wish! Please stay safe while participating in this activity!
2. Write your Project Xero account username on a piece of paper with the day's date. Take a picture of your filled trash bag with this piece of paper, as proof.
3. Upload the picture somewhere (Sta.sh, Imgur, Dropbox, our Discord, etc.) and copy the link to the picture.
4. Paste the URL of the image to the "Submission URL" box for this prompt. You can ignore all of the other fields in the prompt submission. The rewards are added automatically for you!
5. If you are submitting multiple bags at once from a larger outing, you may take a picture of all the bags together, and just submit the prompt multiple times to get your rewards for each bag collected.
6. Submit your prompt, and wait! A member of the team will review and accept it for you. Your account will receive a notification once the submission is approved!
Click HERE for Instructions on Collecting Recycling
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Lets help keep the planet clean! Throughout the week, carefully separate out your garbage and recycling into seperate bags.
Document your recycling vs. your garbage, and write about choices you’ve made in your life to reduce your single-use plastic waste or what steps you are taking in your community’s green initiative. Examples include choosing to fill a reusable bottle from the tap instead of bottled water, bringing a reusable produce bag to the store, and purchasing items packaged with less plastic. We know not all of these options are available to everyone, so you may also write about what you are trying to do for the future.
We require at least a standard grocery-sized bag worth of recycling, feel free to re-use any bags you get from shopping or invest in a reusable bag you can wash out after each use!
Size example for bags:
REQUIREMENTS
To receive rewards you must:
★ Fill at LEAST a standard grocery-sized bag with recycling. (See pictures for size reference)
★ The recycling must be separated from the trash, and cleaned so it may be recycled properly.
★ Research what kinds of plastics and other materials are recyclable in your location! Plastics, papers, and cans can all fit in this category.
★ For proof, you must submit a photo of your full recycling bag with a piece of paper with your Project Xero username written on it, as well as the date.
INSTRUCTIONS
To submit your proof for this prompt, follow the instructions below!
1. First, collect at least a grocery bag's worth of recycling. You can go bigger than this if you wish!
2. Write your Project Xero account username on a piece of paper with the day's date. Take a picture of your filled bag with this piece of paper, as proof.
3. Upload the picture somewhere (Sta.sh, Imgur, Dropbox, our Discord, etc.) and copy the link to the picture.
4. Paste the URL of the image to the "Submission URL" box for this prompt.
5. In the 'Comments' section of the prompt submission, write about choices you’ve made in your life to reduce your single-use plastic waste or what steps you are taking in your community’s green initiative. Examples include choosing to fill a reusable bottle from the tap instead of bottled water, bringing a reusable produce bag to the store, and purchasing items packaged with less plastic. We know not all of these options are available to everyone, so you may also write about what you are trying to do for the future.
6. If you are submitting multiple bags at once, you may take a picture of all the bags together, and just submit the prompt multiple times to get your rewards for each bag collected. However, you will still need to write four different ways you are working on reducing the amount of waste you contribute to the environment!
7. Submit your prompt, and wait! A member of the team will review and accept it for you. Your account will receive a notification once the submission is approved!
This prompt may only be submitted four times per month. It resets at the end of each month!
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Prestige | 150 |
Research Expedition
Category: Real Life Prompts
Go on a research expedition! Take photos of wildlife in your area, or write about an invasive species. Click 'Show Details' for the rules!
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Lets go on a Research Expedition! Go to a local park, accredited zoo, or even just your backyard and look for interesting plants and animals, OR pick a local invasive or endemic species to research, and write about what can be done to help. Members have the choice to do whichever version of the prompt they prefer. Click the sections below for full information on how to do these prompts!
Click HERE for Instructions on Photographing Wildlife
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Go on a "real life" research expedition! Go to a local park, accredited zoo, or even just your backyard and look for interesting plants and animals.
STAY SAFE WHILE OUT AND ABOUT! Wear a mask if you will be in proximity to other people, and please only go to a zoo or aquarium if you feel safe doing so in your area. Take photos of interesting things you see. Obviously this is easy to do at a zoo, but if you're at a park you might have to get a bit more adventurous! See a cool mushroom on a log? A squirrel or duck? Snap a picture! Identify each plant or animal you photograph, and write 1 fact about it! Must be at least 5 different specimens. Remember to wash your hands after your excursion!
BONUS: While you can do this prompt just with photos and writing, if you decide to also sketch the plants and animals, you will earn 300 bonus Prestige, for a total of 800!
Why must the zoo or aquarium be "accredited"? Click here to learn more!
While I can't stop anyone from visiting a non-accredited establishment, I strongly urge you to research and understand why putting your money towards and supporting accredited zoos is important to animal welfare, public education, and conservation!
REQUIREMENTS
To receive rewards you must:
★ Go to a local park, accredited zoo or aquarium, your backyard, etc.
★ Take pictures of at least 5 different animals or plants that are interesting. You can take photos over several trips if you cannot find any local wildlife! Please take the photos yourself, don't just use ones you find online.
★ Your photos must contain at least one interesting plant (or fungus) and one animal, with the remaining 3 photos being either! You cannot submit all plants or all animals. Animals and plants must be wild, you cannot use domestic animals such as dogs, cats, and livestock, or farm crops and other home-grown plants.
★ After your expedition, research the flora & fauna you photographed and do your best to correctly identify each one. Write its common name and scientific name, and one fact about it.
You may compile your photos & info into a collage (example above) - or you can upload them all to a folder, and write the information in the comments section of the prompt when submitting it! [CLICK HERE FOR AN EXAMPLE!]
★ BONUS: While you can do this prompt just with photos and writing, if you decide to also sketch the plants and animals, you will earn 300 bonus Prestige, for a total of 800! Your sketches must be included with your Prompt submission.
INSTRUCTIONS
To submit your proof for this prompt, follow the instructions below!
1. Compile all of your photos & information either into a collage (example) or into a folder with text in the comments (example). If you are not able to do it either of those ways, you could also just include your text information and links to individual pictures in the Prompt submission comment box.
2. Upload your collage or individual pictures somewhere (Sta.sh, Imgur, Dropbox, etc.) and copy the URL to the collage/folder.
3. Paste the URL of the image or folder to the "Submission URL" box for this prompt. You can ignore all of the other fields in the prompt submission. The rewards are added automatically for you!
4. Submit your prompt, and wait! A member of the team will review and accept it for you. Your account will receive a notification once the submission is approved!
Click HERE for Instructions on Researching a Local Species
INFORMATION
Participate in a "real life" research expedition! Write about a local invasive or endemic species (plants or animals, including insects!) and talk about their importance or danger to the biodiversity of the place you live. If writing about an invasive species, talk about what you can do to help. If writing about an endemic species, talk about what measures are being taken to protect them. You can add links to charities and accredited wildlife rehabilitation centers if you feel so inclined.
If you cannot take a photo of the species you’re writing about, use an image from a library book, or website. Make sure to source your work!
BONUS: While you can do this prompt just with photos and writing, if you decide to also draw the species you will earn 10 bonus Prestige, for a total of 30!
REQUIREMENTS
To receive rewards you must:
★ Document one local invasive / endemic species in your community.
★ Select at least 5 photos of the chosen species, and write 500 words minimum. Source your photos and information, and provide links. You do not need to write ALA/MLA format, just source links at the bottom of the document are fine!
★ Animals and plants must be wild, you cannot use livestock, domesticated pets, or home-grown plants for this prompt. (If writing about invasives, stray animals are fine.)
★ You may compile your photos & writing into a Google Document, or you can submit the writing directly into the prompt 'Comment' box and include links to the photos.
★ BONUS: While you can do this prompt just with photos and writing, if you decide to also draw the species, you will earn 300 bonus Prestige, for a total of 800! Your drawing must be included with your Prompt submission.
INSTRUCTIONS
To submit your proof for this prompt, follow the instructions below!
1. Compile your photos & writing into a Google Document, or you can submit the writing directly into the prompt 'Comment' box and include links to the photos.
2. Paste the URL of your document to the "Submission URL" box for this prompt. You can ignore all of the other fields in the prompt submission. The rewards are added automatically for you!
3. Submit your prompt, and wait! A member of the team will review and accept it for you. Your account will receive a notification once the submission is approved!
This prompt may only be submitted once per month. It resets on the 1st of each month!
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Prestige | 500 |
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