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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students estimate the human impact, or ecological footprint, that each person leaves on the planet. They measure how much nature each of us consumes. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students determine the best types of vegetation to create a successful ecological school ground. They consider water, food, shelter, and space in determining their ideal landscape for the school. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine their own ecological footprint by looking at the products they consume and how that effects nature. They determine how they can reduce their own ecological footprint and make a multi-media presentation. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students research local geography to create successful, ecological school landscaping. They determine soil type, average weather patterns and temperature graphs and use the information to select ideal plants and plant maintenance for the area. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students conduct research on the concept of ecology and how resources need conservation. They think critically about being a global citizen with the interest of helping the environment by being aware of the issue. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students see and hear a comparison between an American lifestyle-produced impact and that of a citizen of a country with a smaller ecological footprint. They brainstorm ideas and create posters about lessening personal environmental footprints. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students brainstorm what they do that requires land use and use a worksheet to calculate their footprint (the total area of land and water required to produce all the resources they consume). They then compare their footprints to each other and other countries. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students experience an inequitable resource distribution and electronically calculate their own Ecological Footprint. The assess their resource use and learn more about sustainable living strategies in a video tour by Penn State University. Students are challenged to reflect on their own patterns of consumption to suggest ways in which they could realistically reduce their resource use. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students explore the use of resources on the earth. As a class, they brainstorm resources that are consumed and perform Ecological Footprint calculations. Students survey their own use of resources and then brainstorm solutions to the problems and rank them according to importance. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discover their own ecological footprint and create a plan for reducing this figure. They extend this to the school and community to see how they are doing on this scale. They discuss the concept of the ecological footprint and why it is an important benchmark. Full Review »
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