Ecological footprint

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What would the Earth be like if there were NO greebhouse gases surrounding it?

How does driving a car contribute to global warming?

How does planting a tree help the Earth?

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Take one of the surveys below to find out your carbon footprint - that is, your impact on the Earth.
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Using the surveys above, find out which parts of your lifestyle impact most negatively on the Earth.

Create a plan to reduce your negative impact. Inlcude a series of goals and how you will meet them. Check in with your progress in two weeks, two months, six moths and in a year's time. How did you go? Have you reduced your impact?

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Carbon Footprint Calculator
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Ecological footprint: Do we fit our planet?
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The "Anywhere Anytime" activity above is worth doing for a home learning project. Give it a go!
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1. Take the "More accurate survey" or "Student friendly survey" from the "Anywhere Anytime Learning" section above.
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2. Looking at your survey results can reveal ways that we contribute negatively to our Earth's environment, so then it follows that we can also use our results to show ways to make positive changes.

In groups of up to four, design and give a presentation on how mankind can reduce their negative impact on the Earth. The presentation could be electronic, but this has been done before. Try giving a drama presentation, or designing an ad campaign. A jingle could be fun to do as well.