Carbon Footprint

Carbon Footprint Activity

Biology Honors

Open Ended

Predict what you think the term "carbon footprint" means.

Open Ended

Why does your carbon footprint matter?

Read the two paragraphs on the front page

Multiple Choice

Which statement accurately defines the term carbon footprint?

• The amount of carbon in your body

• The total amount of greenhouse gasses directly and indirectly omitted by an individual

• How much the earth's temperature increases per year

• Fossil fuels embedded in the earth's mantle

Multiple Choice

Why does calculating your carbon footprint matter?

• We can learn how we are contributing to this rise in atmospheric CO2, thus use energy more efficiently

• It allows us to increase the temperature on earth

• We create more carbon by measuring the carbon in the atmosphere

Your Task Today

• Use the link to calculate your carbon footprint

• If you are unsure of an answer to a question, just guess!

• I will not be able to see any of your answers to the carbon footprint calculator

• Answer the questions on the end of the page and turn them in today.