Name ______Block ______

Discovering your Ecological Footprint!

*Use page 19 in your book for help…(or see board)

An ecological footprint is defined as:

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Looking at Figure 18, which country has the largest Ecological Footprint?

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Internet research:* Go to the following websites and answer the survey to find your footprint.

1. http://islandwood.org/footprint-calculator/#

click start

From here answer the following questions as best as you can while filling in the blanks below:

Morning Routine: Shower: ______mins

The average person spends approximately _____ days in the shower over the course of their lifetime. That’s an average of ____ minutes a day. Depending on your showerhead, the average human uses ____ gallons of water per minute. That equates to _____ gallons of water a year.

Brushing Teeth: ____yes ______No

A standard faucet can use between 2 and 3 gallons of water per ______. By turning off the tap while brushing your teeth, you can conserve between ______gallons of water per person per week. For a family of four, that’s ______gallons of water per year.

Flushing toilet: ____ every time ____every time but I conserve _____ regularly, but I let it mellow

Older toilets can use between ______gallons of water with every flush. Multiply that by 5 (the average number of flushes a day) and that’s ______gallons of water used per person, per year. High efficiency toilets use only _____ gallons of water per flush, resulting in ______gallons of water used per person, per year.

Clothing: ___new ____vintage _____both

The ______of 1 ton of polyester garments uses only 1.8% of the energy required to manufacture these goods from new materials, and the reuse of 1 ton of cotton clothing uses only 2.6% of the energy required to manufacture it from ______materials.

Place to place: ____ walk ___bike ____car ____bus

Americans use nearly ______million gallons of gasoline every day. This will fill a 600-acre lake about 2 feet deep. ______for 10 seconds consumes more fuel than turning off the engine

Distance: ____1 mile ____5-10miles ____25 miles ____50+ miles

Americans use nearly _____ million gallons of gasoline every day. This will fill a 600-acre lake about 2 feet deep. ______for 10 seconds consumes more fuel than turning off the engine.

Eating: ___plastic ____Paper ____nothing

The average person generates approximately 4 ______of trash every day (about 1.5 tons of solid waste per year). Studies show about 75% of solid waste is ______, even though only about ____% is actually recycled. In fact, Americans throw away ______plastic bottles every ______.

Recycle: ____ School ____work _____home

Recycling aluminum cans saves ____% of the energy used to make cans from new material. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to ______on an iPod. Recycling 100 cans could light your bedroom for _____ weeks.

Lights: ___ always ____sometimes _____never

Lighting makes up about ______% of an electricity bill. It’s easy to forget to turn off lights in high-traffic areas like hallways, stairs or garages. ______are a great way to turn lights on and off for you. You can also save energy by using light ______.

Eating Habits: ____ vegan (no animals products ex- milk) ____vegetarian

_____some meat ____meat every meal

Raising animals for food creates 18% of global ______gases (more than transportation). Producing one pound of hamburger meat contributes to as much greenhouse gases ______20 miles. A pound of pork equals about 5 miles. A pound of ______equals just ______miles.

Leftovers: ____none ____scraps ____half ___all

More than ______of food wasted each month for each of 311 million Americans (That’s like dumping 80 hamburgers in the garbage). Over the course of a year, Americans waste ______% of food (an equivalent of 165 billion dollars).

Click on finish

How many city blocks was your footprint? ______

How many city blocks is the U.S. National Average? ______

How many planets was your BIG PICTURE? ______

Under your planet score you should some areas for improvement. List the ideas:

2. www.footprintnetwork.org

click on sidewalk picture, begin, new user

go through each question until you get the total number of earths.

1. Score = ______# of earths

2. On the pie chart, what is your largest consumption area? ______

3. Click on the “edit your footprint” box (from the bottom right square). List 3 things you can do to reduce your footprint and what each change your score to:

1. Action: ______new score: ______

2. Action: ______new score: ______

3. Action: ______new score: ______