• This short animated video introduces students to the concept of a carbon footprint and shows them how individual choices made at home can really add up.
• Students learn how to reduce their footprint by switching to LED bulbs, turning off lights, shutting off electronics when not in use, not wasting energy, and switching from bottled water to a water filter.
• Discussion questions and extensions are provided below the video.
  

Positives

• Students are challenged to draw conclusions by observing the actions they can take rather than being told directly.
• This provides students with actions they can take every day to feel empowered.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• The video ends at 3:15.
• Answers to the questions provided can be accessed by contacting the Green Ninja team. The email is found at the bottom of the landing page.
• Students should be familiar with terms like carbon dioxide and emissions.

Differentiation

• Since the personal actions a person can take are only communicated visually, it may be best to identify them as a class following the video. This can also be done in the form of an assessment.
• This video can also be used in math classes during lessons about simple calculations and making equations.
• As an action-oriented extension activity, have students share what they learned about personal action with their friends and families.
• As a follow-up activity, older students can collect information about their carbon footprint and calculate it using this carbon footprint calculator. Younger students can engage in a similar activity, coloring in their carbon footprint.

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