My Carbon Footprint

Carbon Footprint Calculator

You are now going to look at your own carbon footprint by taking a questionnaire. Remember to 'Add details to improve accuracy'.

Based on the questionnaire what is your:

1. Ecological Footprint

2. Carbon Footprint

How many planets did you have?

2.9 Earths 

What is your personal Earth overshoot day?

06th of May

ENERGY SAVING TIPS FILM

Name 2 of the tips.

1.  Turn of the lights in rooms that you're not in. 
2.  When going on holiday unplug all of your devices.
3. Use public transport to reduce the amount of CO2 being released into the air. 
4. Use stairs instead of elevators to save electricity. 
5. Put lids on pots to maximize the amount of gas you're using to heat up your meal.

Video questions:

What has human activity done to our planet?
Polluted it. 
What is Zero Waste?
Definition: Recycling, Reuse, Recycle, Trying to stop huge landfills from releasing methane into the air.

What stuff has a carbon footprint?

Most things in your everyday life 

toothbrush, chair, clothes, etc  

What are 2 easy things to help our planet?

1.  Put food products into our compost.
2.    Recycle all your used items. 

What do we need to recycle?

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What does recycling do to our planet?

How much of our rubbish is made up of food scraps?


What does methane gas do to our planet?

What does soil do to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
it sucks up 2x the carbon dioxide than trees do. 
What do using zero waste practices do to our planet?

MY INVESTIGATION.

• Choose 3 items from the list.
• Investigate them using Google.
• Answer the 4 questions below.

Name: 

1. How long does this resource take to decompose?
2. What resource/fossil fuel are they made from?
3. How does making this object contribute to climate change?
4. How is this resource recycled?