Students from around the world calculated their class mean and standard deviations for their footprints and posted them on our world map.
Do you see differences across the globe? If so, why do you think those differences exist?
Did you use the calculator to try to reduce your footprint down to the average from a citizen of another country? What changes would you have to make to lower your footprint in this way? Are you going to try and take some of these actions in your daily life?
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Schools Should Make Carpooling Easier
At my middle school, the first thing I saw when I walked into the building was a large map of the California Bay Area on the wall, and pins under it. The idea here was that you put your name and phone number on a pin, then pin it up to the part of the map where you live, so others can know if you live near them, and they can text or call you and figure out carpool. I believe this idea is much easier and can increase the amount of carpooling done by student around the world.