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?
Student Footprints >
Draven (USA) My Carbon Footprint
1. Home Heating and Cooling
# of months you turn the heat on for: _we dont really use it_______
How do you heat your home (gas, electric, wood, ect..)? ___gas___________
Temperature your thermostat is set to when heat is on: ___70 _____
# of months you cool your home with AC or fans: __9______
How do you cool your home (central air, fans, room AC units)? __AC and fans_____
Temperature your thermostat is set to when AC is on: _______70______
Light Bulbs
How many compact fluorescent light bulbs do you have in your house? ___4______
b. How many incandescent light bulbs do you have in your house? ___24_____
c. How many LED light bulbs do you have in your house? ___0_____
Heating Water - What kind of water heater do you have (gas, electric, solar, etc..)?
gas
Appliances/Waste
Do you have low water volume or duel flush toilets? ___duel flush____
What temperature do you normally wash your clothes at (hot, warm, cold)? ____warm____
What kind of lawn mower do you use at your house (manual, gas, electric)?___gas_____
c. On average, how many bags of garbage do you throw out a week at home? ___3____
d. Do you recycle the following materials at home? (yes or no)
__no___ glass __no___ paper
__no___ plastic __no___ aluminum
Section 3: Food
How much food do you eat on average in a week...
How many eggs do you eat in a week? __0______
How many gallons of milk do you drink in a week? ___0_____
How many of the meals that you eat in a week are vegetarian? __0_____
How many of the meals that you eat in a week have fish or chicken? ___2____
How many of the meals that you eat in a week have beef? ___4____
How many of the meals that you eat in a week have pork? ___4____
How much of the that you eat is organic (all, some, none)? ____all______
How much of the that you eat is locally grown or raised (all, some, none)? ___all_______
How many times a week on average do you eat at a restaurant or get carry out? ____about 2_____