Link to Carbon Footprint Calculator
Assignment:
In your notebook:1. List the 5 different categories in which we create carbon dioxide.
2. List two different reductions that you, your household, our class, and LHS can make in order to reduce our carbon footprint.
3. Record your carbon footprint (in tonnes of carbon dioxide), and the number of Earth's you use.
4. Answer the Analysis Questions.
Analysis Questions:
(Once you have completed the entire calculation)1. What do you think it means by the "Total number of Earth's used"?
2. Look at the comparison between boys and girls, which footprint is greater? Why do you think this is so?
3. Search for another country. Is the carbon footprint of this country more or less than the US? Why do you think this is so?
