Ecological Footprint Activity | Google Classroom (Earth Day)
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Want to bring the concept of an ecological footprint alive? Let students calculate their own ecological footprint (as well as carbon footprint) using this fun, tech-based activity! This activity is perfect for Earth Day or engaging students in environmental/earth science.
This is Google Classroom ready; you will be able to copy an editable student handout (Google Doc) to your drive plus a PDF copy and a teacher's key (PDF).
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More about this activity...
The interactive website asks students to estimate their time spent in air travel, the amount of meat eaten each week, time spent in a car, etc. in order to calculate their individual footprint on Earth. The results can be quite eye-opening for students as the website gives them their own personal "Earth Overshoot Day" and allows them to compare it to various country's averages.
The handout includes analysis questions, getting students to take a close look at what factors contribute most greatly to their own footprint, and analyze which mitigation strategies hold the most promise as well as prove most challenging. This engaging activity will personalize the concept of an ecological/ carbon footprint for students, helping them grasp a notion critical to understanding climate change.
UPDATED for the online Ecological Footprint Calculator 2021 (Global Network)
(Please make sure this website isn't blocked by your district if you are using it in school!)
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