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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Appliances
In my family we try to use our appliances as least as possible. According to http://eartheasy.com/live_water_saving.htm, Automatic dishwashers and clothes washers should be fully loaded for optimum water conservation. Always adjust the amount of water to the clothing load. For example, if you have a partial clothing load, you should adjust the washer, so you can conserve the water. Also, it would help if you conserve water by using the dishwasher less. It helps out the environment more by only using the dishwater when it's completely full. We try to conserve as much water as possible through our appliances.