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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Wants or Needs
I think having technology is a want and a need. I think this because all of our doctors and scientists use technology to help people with illnesses so they do not die and they discover new diseases. I also think it’s a want because all the phones, TVs, and game devices we don’t need to survive. I get a new electronic about once a year or every 2 years. I don’t always need the newest model because it won’t help me anymore than the old model would. When I buy electronics or when my parents buy electronics we don’t consider the environmental impact. I am not addicted to my phone but if I was I would try to stop the addiction by putting my phone in a different room then me
great job!