Sustainability

Sustainability is meeting our needs without affecting the resources for the future.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of these problems could happen if we don't look after the resources we have?

• Loss of animal homes

• Climate change

• Increase in pollution

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Your Ecological or Carbon Footprint is the ratio of 

• the amount of resources you use to the amount of resources available
• how many people there are on earth to how much space we have on earth
• people to cars
• robots available to robots needed

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What are the three pillars of sustainability?

• Social, environmental and political

• Economic, social and political

• Social, economic and environmental

• Economic, ecological and social

Which of these things are you most likely to NOT find in a sustainable home?

• LED Lightbulbs
• Low-Flow Toilets & Showers
• A wood burning stove
• A Hummer (SUV) in the garage

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?

• Eating less meat and processed foods
• Walking or biking to school
• Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it. 
• Driving a large car around for fun.

What are our basic needs?

• clothing, water, air
• food, air, clothing
• food, water, shelter
• Music, money, interpetative dance

What is NOT a sustainable practice?

• recycling
• reducing
• reusing
• buying 

Our effect on the environment - a combination of what we consume, and the waste we produce.

• Ecological Fingerprint
• Ecological Footprint
• Ecological Image
• Ecological History

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?

• Eating less meat and processed foods

• Walking or biking to school

• Carpool to work

• Driving a Hummer (SUV) around for fun