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 >
A little a day
My footprint was higher than the average person's. I am going to try and fix this because this is very important to our world. The little things like turning the lights off when you are not using them don't sound like too big of a problem, but over time, it is a big problem because if everybody starts doing this a little a day, it adds up. I am going to start paying more attention and try to lower my footprint to below average. I will start doing the little things such as turning the lights off, unplugging my devices when they are fully charged, turning the water off while i'm brushing my teeth, etc.