My+carbon+footprint+is+smaller+than+yours

[|http://i2i.stanford.edu] ** Overview (from the Stanford website) **:  The carbon footprint activity gives students the opportunity to take a critical view of their own energ consumption, and to find solutions to decrease their personal emissions.
 * My carbon footprint is smaller than yours! **
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 *  Carbon footprint activity

The carbon footprint activity is divided in three parts. First is an introduction to the problem and a link to the carbon footprint calculator. Each student will answer questions concerning their life-style and their carbon footprint will be calculated. Once they know how much carbon dioxide they release, they will consult a world map with the emissions per country in order to be able to see their own consumption in a global context. Some questions follow, in order to compare carbon footprints from different countries, giving the students the opportunity to have a deeper look at global differences. Finally the animation aims to help students think about their behavior and about what simple actions they could take to significantly decrease their carbon footprint.  1. What is a carbon footprint?  2. What is your carbon footprint?  3. Worldwide footprints. In general, the carbon footprint for North America is  than for South America.  4. How can you significantly lower your carbon footprint in the most cost effective way?
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 * Note**: A great follow up to this activity is the virtual lab on ocean acidification (also on the i2i site).