Chemistry for sustainability

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What does sustainability mean?

Open Ended

What are people's basic needs?

Open Ended

Do all people have the same needs?

Open Ended

Will a person living 100 years in the future have the same needs as you do today?

Open Ended

How can our present actions affect our future?

Open Ended

Give an example of something you can do today which can make a better future

Open Ended

What do you want your future to be like?

Multiple Select

Why can humans be found all over the world?

• We can build tools

• We can control energy

• Grow our own resources

Multiple Select

How can we measure our ecological footprint?

• Land use

• Energy production

• Water use

• Waste production

Multiple Choice

True or false?

People in developed countries have a larger ecological footprints than those in less developed countries

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What are some potential consequences of climate change?

• The sea levels will rise putting seaside towns and cities at risk of drowning

• The sea levels will drop putting seaside towns and cities at risk of drowning

• More extreme weather

• Animals will be able to adapt to the changes

Multiple Choice

What is the term used to describe the phenomenon of corals turning white and dying off?

• Coral extinction

• Coral bleaching

• Coral decay

• Coral erosion

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of coral reefs?

• Protecting coastlines

• Providing food for marine creatures

• Regulating ocean temperatures

• All of the above

Categorize

Options (9)

energy production

industry, heating and transport

land use

agriculture

Mining activities

water management

Waste management

recycling

fossil fuel extraction

Of the 4 main ways we can measure our effect on the environment, in which areas do you think chemistry will have the biggest impact?

Biggest impact

Moderate impact

Least impact