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Global Footprint Network

Grades

3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Subjects

Science, Social Studies, Chemistry, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Economics, Geography, Mathematics, Justice, Climate Action

Resource Type

  • Interactive Media

Regional Focus

Global

Footprint Calculator

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Synopsis
  • This interactive web tool will allow students to answer questions about their personal choices and living conditions, see the many ways their choices affect their ecological and carbon footprints, and adjust their answers to gain insight into the changes they could make to reduce their individual footprints.
Teaching Tips

Positives

  • This resource provides insight into the many activities and choices we make each day that require energy, space, and resources. 
  • Students will see that they can make a difference every day.

Additional Prerequisites

  • It would be beneficial for students to have a basic understanding of what an eco-footprint or carbon footprint is and know how to read a bar graph or pie chart. 
  • Students will see their results in a pie chart, bar graph, in the number of Earths, and in their personal "overshoot" day. 

Differentiation

Scientist Notes
The resource is suitable to analyze individual carbon footprints. The calculator is user-friendly and contains relevant climate indicators and controls. This resource is recommended for teaching.
Standards
  • Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
    • ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
      • MS-ESS3-4 Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.
  • College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards
    • Dimension 2: Economics
      • D2.Eco.1.6-8 Explain how economic decisions affect the well-being of individuals, businesses, and society.
      • D2.Eco.1.3-5 Compare the benefits and costs of individual choices.
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