dijous, 3 d’abril del 2008

My Ecological Footprint

WORKSHEET 9

The last day we draw "My footprint" that is the space of the earth that we ocupate.

Today we calculate our ecological footprint in a web: www.stanleyparkecology.ca/programs/activities/howbigft.php


This were the results.


Marc's ecological footprint is:395000000 cm 2.

Footprint wide: 7'5 cm


Footprint large: 23 cm


When we multiply the wide by the large the result of the area is 172'5 cm2.


Things than Marc do to reduce his ecological footprint:

- Recicle

- Evitate use plastics

- Turn off the light

- Don't use the car if you can go to a place not far.

- Swich off the light when you aren't in there room

- Don't trow papers to the street

- Make a shower, don't take a bath because you consume more water than a shower


Laia's ecological footprint is: 435000000 cm 2.
Footprint wide:8

Footprint large:24

When we multiply the wide by the large the result of the area is 192 cm2.


These are the things that Laia make to reduce his ecological footprint:

- Swich off the light when i'm not in that room

- Use the water in the bathroom only when it's necessary

- Go to school walking

- Correctly separation of rubbish

- Participate in clean river campaigns

- Build only if is necessary

- Don't print all the pages that I need when I'm working with the computer

- Plant three trees at the year