Select one of the three Term Options, and view the associated video
Option 1 – Ecological Footprint : https://www.youtube.com/embed/fACkb2u1ULY
Option 2 – Carbon Footprint: https://www.youtube.com/embed/8q7_aV8eLUE
Option 3 – Human Carrying Capacity :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGcE3ZWBjfo
Summarize what you learned about your selected term in a detailed paragraph.
Use one of the following calculators to determine your individual footprint:
Ecological Footprint calculator:https://www.footprintcalculator.org/
Carbon Footprint calculator:https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/
Compare your values to the set of national averages from the calculator you used:
If you chose the Ecological Footprint calculator, compare your values to these national averages:
Ecological Footprint = 8.1 gha
Food = 2.0 gha
Shelter = 0.3 gha
Mobility = 3.5 gha
Goods = 0.8 gha
Services = 1.5 gha
If you chose the Carbon Footprint calculator, compare your values to these national averages:
Carbon Footprint = 66,810 lbs
Home Energy = 43,076 lbs
Transportation = 20,968 lbs
Waste = 2,766 lbs
In a detailed paragraph answer these questions using the results of your footprint calculation:
What would the impact be if each person in the world had the same footprint as you?
In what areas are your footprint values less than the national average?
In what areas are your footprint values greater than the national average?
Were these results surprising to you? Why or why not?
In a detailed paragraph, describe three ways you can reduce your footprint; which of these changes would be
easiest, which would be hardest, and why.
For your two replies (due by the following Tuesday)
Read the posts of at least two peers: select peers that researched the terms you did not select. The point is to
learn about all three terms, one from your research, and the other two from your peers’ work.
Explain to your peer what you learned from their post and how their information was similar and/or different
from your information.
Compare and contrast your ideas for reducing your footprint to your peer’s ideas. Did you get a new idea from
their post?