Reflecting and Recording / Personal Global Footprint (1-5 Dec)

    • WEDNESDAY 1 DECEMBER

      • Finish presentations
      • Self- and peer-assessments
      • Written reflection on learning in Area 1 Essential Question: Why is it important to understand other people?

      AREA 2 - Personal Global Footprint

      Essential question: What impact do YOU have on your environment?  

      • What is your personal global footprint?  
      • How could you buy goods that have less environmental and social impact? 
        • Being good with money 
        • Environmental responsibility

    • Calculate your Global Footprint

      Step 1: Visit these websites to calculate your global footprint.

      1. http://www.earthday.org/footprint-calculator
      2. http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/
      3. http://www.myfootprint.org/

      Step 2: What did you learn? What can you change that would improve life on planet earth?

      Your footprint is broken down into four consumption categories:

      1. carbon (home energy use and transportation)
      2. food
      3. housing
      4. goods and services

      (Challenge) Step 3: What bias(es) can you identify in each organization's quiz?  How do you know? Does this improve or detract from their credibility? What makes you think so?

    • WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER--Student Council Meeting

      • Committees work on projects
      • December/January and Dance on January 9: When/where/theme/music/food/decorations/karaoke/games/prizes/EVERYONE INVOLVED.
      • Plan 'Thursday announcements' for PA/whole school

    • THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER

      Step 2: What did you learn? What can you change that would improve life on planet earth?

      E-waste

      The Men Who Made Us Spend

      Dateline: E-waste in Ghana

      Where does E-waste end up?

    • Demonstration: the earth's food production and population File

      If this apple represents the earth, how much of the world's surface produces food for the entire population?