Ecological Footprint
Objectives
At
the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
1. explain
what an ecological footprint is and what it tells one.
2. calculate
your ecological footprint.
3. define
sustainability.
4. compare
ecological footprints from around the world.
5. analyze
your ecological footprint and determine what changes you could make to
reduce
your footprint.
Assignment:
Reading: Ch. 1
Total points =
31
Due
by 6 a.m. Sept. 3. Post
your country choice in your section's Moodle forum.
Due by 6 a.m. Sept.9.
Assignment
= 16
Due by 6 a.m. Sept. 14. Reply
post to a classmate's post = 15
- Go
to http://www.myfootprint.org/en/about_the_quiz/what_it_measures/
(you will need to scroll down and hit next) and calculate your
footprint. Use your permanent housing situation for the calculation.
Post your results in your discussion section's Moodle forum. (3.5
pts.)
- Your
footprint in acres:
- Your
footprint in number of planets needed to sustain everyone with your
lifestyle:
- Your
carbon footprint:
- Your
food footprint:
- Your
housing footprint:
- Your
goods and services footprint:
- Your
footprint share by biomes:
- Choose
a country (clear your choice
with your TA by Sept. 3) and take the quiz again with
the
same choices or using the ones supplied by the quiz. Post your results
in your
discussion section's Moodle forum. (3.5 pts.)
Country
name:
- Footprint
in acres:
- Footprint
in number of planets needed to sustain everyone with your lifestyle:
- Carbon
footprint:
- Food
footprint:
- Housing
footprint:
- Goods
and services footprint:
- Footprint
share by biomes:
- Include your answers to these questions in your post.
- In
what areas was your footprint most different from the country you
chose? (3
pts.)
- List
three ways you could reduce your footprint. (3 pts.)
- Explain the ethical
implications of an ecological footprint. (3 pts.)
- Reply post - respond to one of your classmate's posts in a
substantial way of at least 150 words. Use the reply function in
the Moodle forum. (15 pts.)