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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Re purpose & Reuse
When you buy drinks they come in a plastic bottle and after you’re done it’s thrown in the recycling bin. Right? Well what if you could lengthen their use? Think of your milk jug after it's used. The jug could be cut in half and if you poke holes in the bottom then it would become a planter. Styrofoam boxes can be used as an organization tool. Cardboard boxes can be cut up and turned into a mulch for gardening. All of these are different ways that the span of these objects can be lengthened.