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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Take Short, Cold Showers
Take shorter showers to save water. Especially in Californa, we need to conserve water, so using less water in the shower will allow us to save a lot.
You do not necessarily have to take cold showers. In my house we have a hot water recirculating system which allows instant hot water preventing water waste when waiting for water to heat up. Another good idea is to turn the water off and on when you take a shower so that water is not wasted as you soap up!