example of one made prior to the day of carbon footprint, students are the lesson). Explain to students that connecting the facts and ideas we they are going to be using the data they previously discussed, with collected and wrote down yesterday to themselves. As conscientious create a personal carbon footprint. citizens, we should be aware of our effects on the Earth, which the What is a carbon footprint? carbon footprint quiz incorporates. -It measures the amount of carbon produced by everything you are doing. - Carbon is a gas in the atmosphere, and if there is too much of it, the atmosphere is not balanced, and is then harmful. Take the carbon footprint quiz (see below) Tally a number of what the student’s footprint # is, using the quiz. Hand out materials for carbon footprint Trace & cut out one foot on a piece of recycled cardboard (cereal boxes, granola bar boxes, etc.) Write the # of their carbon footprint in the center. Write 3-4 facts that the students collected the previous day, on their footprint. Students should decorate the footprint with any pictures related to their facts, to make the footprint look neat and organized. 30+min Students will have time in class to work While sharing the carbon footprints, (next day on their carbon footprints. After students in class can work together too) completing them, they can be given the in class to come up with different opportunity to share what their carbon strategies to improve our carbon footprint tells about them. footprints. This should be done by holding a conversation with the class as they go through their projects. Discussion Questions: How do humans affect the balance of CO2 and Oxygen
example of one made prior to the day of the lesson). Explain to students that they are going to be using the data they collected and wrote down yesterday to create a personal carbon footprint. What is a carbon footprint? -It measures the amount of carbon produced by everything you are doing. - Carbon is a gas in the atmosphere, and if there is too much of it, the atmosphere is not balanced, and is then harmful. Take the carbon footprint quiz (see below) Tally a number of what the student’s footprint # is, using the quiz. Hand out materials for carbon footprint Trace & cut out one foot on a piece of recycled cardboard (cereal boxes, granola bar boxes, etc.) Write the # of their carbon footprint in the center. Write 3-4 facts that the students collected the previous day, on their footprint. Students should decorate the footprint with any pictures related to their facts, to make the footprint look neat and organized. carbon footprint, students are connecting the facts and ideas we previously discussed, with themselves. As conscientious citizens, we should be aware of our effects on the Earth, which the carbon footprint quiz incorporates. 30+min (next day too) Students will have time in class to work on their carbon footprints. After completing them, they can be given the opportunity to share what their carbon footprint tells about them. While sharing the carbon footprints, students in class can work together in class to come up with different strategies to improve our carbon footprints. This should be done by holding a conversation with the class as they go through their projects. Discussion Questions: How do humans affect the balance of CO2 and Oxygen
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