Ecological Footprint

​Work with a partner to gain insights

​What confuses you?

Take out your graph sheet

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Make a data table and graph by gathering data from 5 people.

Evaluate Data Relationships

Interpret the Data ​

Use the Analyzing and Interpreting Data Handout​

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​How many earth's does everyone use?

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How many earth's do you use?

​Vocabulary:

Ecological:

Ecological Footprint:

Ethics:

Values:

Natural Resources​:

Biodiversity:

Resource Management:​

Waste Management ​:

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Real world use of biocapacity leads to ethical choices that value all species place on earth.

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​Learning Target

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Multiple Choice

A Hectare is a measurement used for

• animals

• land

• water

• Outer Space

Poll

How many GHA do you require as an American for your Ecological footprint? Recall, GHA is Global Hectares. A Hectare is 100m x 100m = 10,000m²

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• 10+

Poll

Global Biocapacity is 1.6GHA/person. If you as an American use 8.0GHA how many earths would you require to meet your daily resource needs?

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​Biocapacity vs Eco-footprint

​Vocabulary:

Ecological: Earth Systems

Ecological Footprint: earth resource consumption

Ethics: Right or wrong choices

Values: Ones measurement of right or wrong

Natural Resources​: earth resources

Biodiversity: many species

Resource Management:​ measuring the impact on earth resource use

Waste Management ​: Dealing with human waste products

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Multiple Select

Identify all solutions to reducing ones ecological footprint.

• Driving more

• Sustainable farming

• Eating more processed foods

• Using less fossil fuels (gasoline)

• Eating Less animal products

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​What does the data show?

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Poll

Use the graph data to determine if a regions biocapacity determine its citizens ecological footprint size?

• yes

• sometimes

• no

• not sure

Open Ended

What did you learn today about humans and their effects on their world?

​Thank you

Sum up your notes. ​

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​Learning Target

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​​How do people cause a change in their GHA usage?

Video Project

Use video technology to create a PSA

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​Video Elements:

1. Show and say the group's cause and effect idea for reducing GHA use.

2. Present Data on the group's idea

3. Show how one's ecological behaviors affects another ecological behaviors.

4. Include all group members acting, voices, music and materials

5. 60 seconds or less, with images, people, words and music.

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​Thank you

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