This document provides a teacher's guide for a 1-hour classroom activity to introduce students aged 7-12 to the concepts of carbon and water footprints. The activity involves students completing a questionnaire about their habits, then translating their answers into "blocks" representing the carbon and water impacts. They can then pledge reductions by marking over blocks. The goal is to help students understand the environmental consequences of everyday choices and encourage more sustainable behaviors.
Plastics are synthetic polymers that can be molded into various shapes. They are made from petroleum and were first invented in the 1860s. Today, plastics have many uses including plastic bottles, containers, bags, and furniture. However, plastics also cause several issues. When disposed of improperly, plastics pollute the environment and can harm wildlife. Chemicals in some plastics have also been linked to health problems in humans. While plastics are inexpensive and durable, addressing their environmental and health impacts remains an ongoing challenge.
“Sustainable living is a lifestyle that attempts to reduce an individual's or society's use of the Earth's natural resources and personal resources. Practitioners of sustainable living often attempt to reduce their carbon footprint by altering methods of transportation, energy consumption, and diet.
Reducing plastic pollution, one party at a time!Elaine Catherine
If you take a walk along any beach in the world you will find plastic amongst the sand or stones. This is because 10% of all plastic trash ends up in the sea. It was this terrible plastic tide that inspired us to do something to help reduce the use of plastic and GOOD2GO was born.
Plastic pollution is a huge, and growing, problem. There are an estimated 46,000 pieces in every square mile of ocean. Every year plastic kills more than 100,000 marine mammals like seals, sea lions, dolphins and whales, and a million sea birds like the Laysan Albatross (http://www.midwayfilm.com/). Plastic particles attract toxins and enter the food chain and finally, us. Babies are now born with chemicals in their bodies that are only used in the manufacture of plastic. The good news is that we have a solution.
We believe it’s insane to make products like party plates and cups that will be used only once from plastic, a material that lasts for centuries and can’t be recycled. All GOOD2GO products are non-toxic, made from plants and return to nature within just a few months of being thrown away. We’ve been working together for four years bringing planet-friendly disposables to business customers and consumers in the Caribbean, where the beaches are impacted every day. We’ve organized beach clean ups and seen hundreds of people turn out early in the morning to remove many tons of plastic trash washed in from the sea. Every ton of GOOD2GO products used replaces a ton of plastic and, therefore, a ton of plastic trash.
We’ve noticed that people often get very serious when it comes to environmental protection but we’re fun kind of people and we think doing good things for the planet should be fun too. Everybody likes to throw a party but have you ever noticed just how much plastic waste is generated at even a small gathering? We did and so we developed a range of planet-friendly GOOD2GO 'Party Time' packs and an innovative marketing plan to get them into every home in America.
You have the unique opportunity to be the first in your neighborhood to throw a party using a GOOD2GO ‘Party Time’ pack for just $25. We have a wide range of options to suit all occasions. Whether you’re planning a kid’s party, a tailgate party or a family get together, there’s a GOOD2GO ‘Party Time’ pack designed especially for you. Every pack contains printed cups, plates, bowls, knives, forks and spoons that are all made from plants and all 100% compostable. We’ll also throw in some party favors and biodegradable trash bags, and we’ll even ship your pack for FREE if you live in the mainland USA. Everyone who funds our IndieGoGo campaign will also receive a 10% discount voucher, even if you only fund $1.
Join us and fund our IndieGoGo campaign (http://igg.me/at/itspartytime) but don't delay, our campaign ends on May 31st. With your help we can reduce plastic pollution and Party with the Planet.
Single-use plastic pollution has become a huge concern and requires attention world-wide. We need to fight plastic pollution starting from the individual level by changing our attitude. Here are some tips to combat single-use plastic pollution.
World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5th. The 2019 theme is "Engaging the Public to Protect Our Species." The document provides information about World Environment Day, including its origins in 1973 and common activities like picking up litter or biking instead of driving. It also defines the environment as the natural world where people, animals and plants live and suggests various ways to help the environment like reducing single-use plastics, saying no to straws and plastic bags, and recycling properly.
Reduce Plastic Roll Bag Use at the Park Slope Food Coopjspevack
This proposal aims to reduce the Coop's reliance on plastic roll bags on the shopping floor. The goal of this proposal is to encourage bag reuse, help reduce plastic waste, and raise awareness about this environmentally damaging material.
Plastic pollution is a major problem because plastic is not biodegradable and accumulates in the environment. The main causes of plastic pollution are single-use plastics, which account for 40% of all plastic used but are often discarded after one use. Plastic pollution affects both land and oceans, with plastic ingestion harming or killing many marine species and plastic chemicals contaminating soil and water sources. Reducing single-use plastic and properly disposing of all waste are necessary to mitigate the huge environmental impacts of plastic pollution.
The document discusses plastic waste and plastic pollution as a global concern. It notes that plastic production has increased significantly worldwide but only a small percentage is recycled, with the rest becoming plastic waste that pollutes the environment. The document outlines India's significant plastic waste generation and recycling rates. It discusses the various types of plastics and their impacts, both positive and negative. The document proposes solutions like reducing single-use plastics, banning certain plastics, improving waste management practices, and developing more sustainable alternatives to address the growing plastic pollution problem.
Plastics are synthetic polymers that can be molded into various shapes. They are made from petroleum and were first invented in the 1860s. Today, plastics have many uses including plastic bottles, containers, bags, and furniture. However, plastics also cause several issues. When disposed of improperly, plastics pollute the environment and can harm wildlife. Chemicals in some plastics have also been linked to health problems in humans. While plastics are inexpensive and durable, addressing their environmental and health impacts remains an ongoing challenge.
“Sustainable living is a lifestyle that attempts to reduce an individual's or society's use of the Earth's natural resources and personal resources. Practitioners of sustainable living often attempt to reduce their carbon footprint by altering methods of transportation, energy consumption, and diet.
Reducing plastic pollution, one party at a time!Elaine Catherine
If you take a walk along any beach in the world you will find plastic amongst the sand or stones. This is because 10% of all plastic trash ends up in the sea. It was this terrible plastic tide that inspired us to do something to help reduce the use of plastic and GOOD2GO was born.
Plastic pollution is a huge, and growing, problem. There are an estimated 46,000 pieces in every square mile of ocean. Every year plastic kills more than 100,000 marine mammals like seals, sea lions, dolphins and whales, and a million sea birds like the Laysan Albatross (http://www.midwayfilm.com/). Plastic particles attract toxins and enter the food chain and finally, us. Babies are now born with chemicals in their bodies that are only used in the manufacture of plastic. The good news is that we have a solution.
We believe it’s insane to make products like party plates and cups that will be used only once from plastic, a material that lasts for centuries and can’t be recycled. All GOOD2GO products are non-toxic, made from plants and return to nature within just a few months of being thrown away. We’ve been working together for four years bringing planet-friendly disposables to business customers and consumers in the Caribbean, where the beaches are impacted every day. We’ve organized beach clean ups and seen hundreds of people turn out early in the morning to remove many tons of plastic trash washed in from the sea. Every ton of GOOD2GO products used replaces a ton of plastic and, therefore, a ton of plastic trash.
We’ve noticed that people often get very serious when it comes to environmental protection but we’re fun kind of people and we think doing good things for the planet should be fun too. Everybody likes to throw a party but have you ever noticed just how much plastic waste is generated at even a small gathering? We did and so we developed a range of planet-friendly GOOD2GO 'Party Time' packs and an innovative marketing plan to get them into every home in America.
You have the unique opportunity to be the first in your neighborhood to throw a party using a GOOD2GO ‘Party Time’ pack for just $25. We have a wide range of options to suit all occasions. Whether you’re planning a kid’s party, a tailgate party or a family get together, there’s a GOOD2GO ‘Party Time’ pack designed especially for you. Every pack contains printed cups, plates, bowls, knives, forks and spoons that are all made from plants and all 100% compostable. We’ll also throw in some party favors and biodegradable trash bags, and we’ll even ship your pack for FREE if you live in the mainland USA. Everyone who funds our IndieGoGo campaign will also receive a 10% discount voucher, even if you only fund $1.
Join us and fund our IndieGoGo campaign (http://igg.me/at/itspartytime) but don't delay, our campaign ends on May 31st. With your help we can reduce plastic pollution and Party with the Planet.
Single-use plastic pollution has become a huge concern and requires attention world-wide. We need to fight plastic pollution starting from the individual level by changing our attitude. Here are some tips to combat single-use plastic pollution.
World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5th. The 2019 theme is "Engaging the Public to Protect Our Species." The document provides information about World Environment Day, including its origins in 1973 and common activities like picking up litter or biking instead of driving. It also defines the environment as the natural world where people, animals and plants live and suggests various ways to help the environment like reducing single-use plastics, saying no to straws and plastic bags, and recycling properly.
Reduce Plastic Roll Bag Use at the Park Slope Food Coopjspevack
This proposal aims to reduce the Coop's reliance on plastic roll bags on the shopping floor. The goal of this proposal is to encourage bag reuse, help reduce plastic waste, and raise awareness about this environmentally damaging material.
Plastic pollution is a major problem because plastic is not biodegradable and accumulates in the environment. The main causes of plastic pollution are single-use plastics, which account for 40% of all plastic used but are often discarded after one use. Plastic pollution affects both land and oceans, with plastic ingestion harming or killing many marine species and plastic chemicals contaminating soil and water sources. Reducing single-use plastic and properly disposing of all waste are necessary to mitigate the huge environmental impacts of plastic pollution.
The document discusses plastic waste and plastic pollution as a global concern. It notes that plastic production has increased significantly worldwide but only a small percentage is recycled, with the rest becoming plastic waste that pollutes the environment. The document outlines India's significant plastic waste generation and recycling rates. It discusses the various types of plastics and their impacts, both positive and negative. The document proposes solutions like reducing single-use plastics, banning certain plastics, improving waste management practices, and developing more sustainable alternatives to address the growing plastic pollution problem.
Plastic bottles have several disadvantages, including that they take an extremely long time (500 years) to decompose in landfills. Additionally, plastic is difficult to recycle effectively as most plastic cannot be recycled and recycled plastic is often downcycled into lower quality products. A further disadvantage is that plastic production relies on non-renewable resources like oil and natural gas. Large quantities of discarded plastic end up polluting the environment and harming wildlife through ingestion and entanglement.
The document summarizes the findings of an exhibition group on the global problem of plastic waste. It discusses the impacts of plastic waste on communities through pollution, toxins, and destroyed habitats. It also outlines possible solutions like recycling, reusable containers, and biodegradable plastics. The benefits of reducing plastic waste are described as a healthier environment and lifestyle, less pollution, and cost savings. Facts about plastic waste are provided and the group's interviews and surveys on plastic waste awareness are summarized. The document encourages reusing containers to reduce plastic bottle waste in schools.
The informative newsletter created by 5 students of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, for the ENRM 1001 course. This newsletter focuses on the problems, solutions, recommendations and innovations to plastic pollution on land and sea.
Scientists agree individuals must take steps to reduce environmental damage like global warming and ozone depletion. The document lists principles for living green, such as banning plastic bags which pollute and emit toxins; saving water to save money by taking shorter showers; planting trees to remove carbon from air; reducing energy and resource use by biking and driving hybrids; reusing old items through crafts and repurposing; and recycling cans, bottles and paper. It encourages attention to these tips to help the environment.
This document discusses carbon footprints and how to calculate them. It begins by explaining what a carbon footprint is - the total amount of greenhouse gases produced directly and indirectly by human activities, usually measured in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. It then discusses where carbon footprints come from, primarily the burning of fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal. The document provides details on how to calculate a carbon footprint using online calculators, which ask questions about location, household size, electricity/gas usage, transportation mileage. It concludes by offering tips to reduce carbon footprints in various areas of life like transportation, home energy use, travel, weddings, offices, and consumption habits.
The document compares paper bags and plastic bags, discussing their advantages and disadvantages from an environmental perspective. Paper bags decompose more quickly than plastic, but require more energy and resources to produce. Plastic bags are cheaper to make but take hundreds of years to break down and frequently end up polluting oceans, where they can be eaten by marine animals. The best option overall is to use reusable fabric bags instead of single-use paper or plastic bags.
The document discusses numerous environmental problems facing the planet, including animal extinction, deforestation, pollution, and climate change. It argues that while some environmental issues seem out of individual control, everyday activities like waste reduction and recycling can make a difference. The document provides tips for reducing waste and pollution, such as setting up compost bins, separating recyclables, using public transportation, and properly disposing of hazardous chemicals. It emphasizes that while plans to address environmental problems have been proposed, individual action is still needed to protect the planet.
This document discusses the growing problem of plastic pollution globally. It notes that over half of all plastic produced is single-use and outlines what happens to plastic waste: only 9% is recycled, 12% is incinerated, while 79% is dumped in landfills or the environment. This plastic pollution has dire consequences, with 100,000 marine animals killed by plastic annually. The document advocates reducing single-use plastic production and increasing reuse and recycling efforts to ultimately achieve the goal of having no plastic in the environment.
This document discusses the environmental impacts of bottled water usage versus tap water. It notes that over 1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water currently, and by 2025 two-thirds of the world's population may lack access due to factors like global warming. While bottled water is popular, it has significant environmental costs to produce and transport the plastic bottles. The document provides arguments for why tap water is generally safe to drink in most areas and offers 5 reasons for breaking the bottled water habit, such as the high costs and oil usage required for bottled water production. It encourages adopting reusable water bottles and simple filtration systems as more sustainable alternatives.
Plastic bags have severe negative environmental impacts on land, sea, and sky. Over 500 billion plastic bags are used globally each year, and they can persist in the environment for up to 1000 years. Plastic bags pollute oceans and lands, harm wildlife, and damage ecosystems. However, small actions like refusing plastic bags and opting for reusable cloth bags can help reduce plastic bag usage and environmental damage. Everyone must work to solve the global plastic bag pollution problem by changing individual habits and choices.
Organization Name: Light of Life Projects
Email: info@lolprojects.org
Designed and Prepared by: KAMRAN AKHTAR
Email: kamran.a@lolprojects.org
web page: www.lolprojects.org
The document discusses global warming and climate change. It defines global warming as a long-term rise in average temperatures due to greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels. It lists the major greenhouse gases and their percentages of contribution. It then discusses the various causes of global warming from human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation. The impacts described include melting polar ice, rising sea levels, altered weather patterns, and disruption of ecosystems. The UN Environmental Program and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are introduced as organizations that monitor these changes.
Global warming occurs when CO2 accumulates in the atmosphere and traps excess heat. To address global warming, one should calculate their carbon footprint, which measures the greenhouse gases produced from daily activities. Reducing carbon footprint through actions like switching off lights and electronics when not in use, walking or cycling more, and reducing meat consumption can help limit global warming. Plastics are a major pollutant as their production requires oil and they take hundreds of years to decompose, choking ecosystems. Community efforts like refusing plastic bags, educating others, and proper waste disposal are needed to fight plastic pollution and protect the environment.
Global Warming atau Efek Pemanasan Global merupakan suatu gejala alam yang dapat menimbulkan bencana pada alam,akibat adanya efek rumah kaca, yaitu suatu efek penerapan panas yang mana sebagian panas yang diserap oleh bagian selimut atmosfir yang tidak dikeluarkan lagi atau tetap berada pada selimut atmosfir dan dapat memanaskan suhu bumi secara berangsur-angsur yang dapat menimbulkan mencairnya es di kutub, sehingga sebagian pulau atau daratan dapat terendam air pada suatu saat.
This document discusses the concept of sustainability and related terms. It begins by defining resources and explaining how population growth impacts resource use. It then defines sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. Several examples are provided to illustrate sustainability challenges around the world with resources like soil, forests, water, minerals and fossil fuels. The document emphasizes thinking globally about interconnected environmental impacts and acting locally through individual and community actions.
This document provides an introduction to the topic of sustainability. It discusses key concepts like resources, population growth, sustainable development, and interdependence. Resources are defined as anything taken from the environment to make goods and products for human needs and wants. However, using resources leads to waste. Sustainable development means meeting current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. It involves considering consumption, waste, and responsible use of Earth's finite resources. The document stresses thinking globally about how our actions impact others and acting locally through sustainable practices in our own communities.
This document contains information about carbon footprints and ways to reduce their environmental impact. It discusses how various daily activities and choices affect one's carbon footprint, such as food consumption, transportation, waste production, and energy use. It then provides websites with carbon footprint calculators to assess one's individual footprint. The document also outlines some easy steps schools can take to implement recycling and waste reduction programs, such as setting up separate bins for paper, plastics, and trash. Finally, it introduces a newsletter called the Green Team Gazette focused on sharing environmental education and ways for children and schools to promote sustainability in their communities.
The Earth has sustained life for 4.65 billion years due to certain conditions like the presence of liquid water and an atmosphere that supports metabolism. Factors such as the distance from the sun, rotation, tilt and magnetic field have enabled life. However, human activity like deforestation, waste pollution and overuse of resources are degrading the environment quickly. Recycling helps reduce waste and minimize environmental impact by reusing materials to produce new products. It provides economic and social benefits in addition to being better for the environment. Everyone must work together to preserve the Earth by reducing waste and recycling more.
Recycling reduces environmental damage by cutting down on the need to extract and process raw materials. When organic materials are dumped in landfills, they decompose and produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Recycling saves energy, conserves natural resources, reduces pollution, and helps tackle climate change by lowering greenhouse gas emissions. If everyone recycled, it would significantly reduce plastic pollution harming marine life and keep more waste out of landfills. Simple actions like cleaning up trash and recycling at home can help address this global problem.
This document discusses the history of Earth's climate and the causes and effects of global warming. It explains that the Earth formed over 4 billion years ago and its climate has cycled between warming and cooling periods. It also notes that life first appeared around 3.8 billion years ago. The document then discusses how the greenhouse effect works, trapping heat from the sun in the lower atmosphere. It identifies carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases and notes a rise in atmospheric CO2 levels since the industrial revolution due to human activities like burning fossil fuels. The summary concludes that global warming is unequivocal and human-caused, with impacts like rising sea levels and more extreme weather events expected if emissions continue unchecked.
Plastic bottles have several disadvantages, including that they take an extremely long time (500 years) to decompose in landfills. Additionally, plastic is difficult to recycle effectively as most plastic cannot be recycled and recycled plastic is often downcycled into lower quality products. A further disadvantage is that plastic production relies on non-renewable resources like oil and natural gas. Large quantities of discarded plastic end up polluting the environment and harming wildlife through ingestion and entanglement.
The document summarizes the findings of an exhibition group on the global problem of plastic waste. It discusses the impacts of plastic waste on communities through pollution, toxins, and destroyed habitats. It also outlines possible solutions like recycling, reusable containers, and biodegradable plastics. The benefits of reducing plastic waste are described as a healthier environment and lifestyle, less pollution, and cost savings. Facts about plastic waste are provided and the group's interviews and surveys on plastic waste awareness are summarized. The document encourages reusing containers to reduce plastic bottle waste in schools.
The informative newsletter created by 5 students of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, for the ENRM 1001 course. This newsletter focuses on the problems, solutions, recommendations and innovations to plastic pollution on land and sea.
Scientists agree individuals must take steps to reduce environmental damage like global warming and ozone depletion. The document lists principles for living green, such as banning plastic bags which pollute and emit toxins; saving water to save money by taking shorter showers; planting trees to remove carbon from air; reducing energy and resource use by biking and driving hybrids; reusing old items through crafts and repurposing; and recycling cans, bottles and paper. It encourages attention to these tips to help the environment.
This document discusses carbon footprints and how to calculate them. It begins by explaining what a carbon footprint is - the total amount of greenhouse gases produced directly and indirectly by human activities, usually measured in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. It then discusses where carbon footprints come from, primarily the burning of fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal. The document provides details on how to calculate a carbon footprint using online calculators, which ask questions about location, household size, electricity/gas usage, transportation mileage. It concludes by offering tips to reduce carbon footprints in various areas of life like transportation, home energy use, travel, weddings, offices, and consumption habits.
The document compares paper bags and plastic bags, discussing their advantages and disadvantages from an environmental perspective. Paper bags decompose more quickly than plastic, but require more energy and resources to produce. Plastic bags are cheaper to make but take hundreds of years to break down and frequently end up polluting oceans, where they can be eaten by marine animals. The best option overall is to use reusable fabric bags instead of single-use paper or plastic bags.
The document discusses numerous environmental problems facing the planet, including animal extinction, deforestation, pollution, and climate change. It argues that while some environmental issues seem out of individual control, everyday activities like waste reduction and recycling can make a difference. The document provides tips for reducing waste and pollution, such as setting up compost bins, separating recyclables, using public transportation, and properly disposing of hazardous chemicals. It emphasizes that while plans to address environmental problems have been proposed, individual action is still needed to protect the planet.
This document discusses the growing problem of plastic pollution globally. It notes that over half of all plastic produced is single-use and outlines what happens to plastic waste: only 9% is recycled, 12% is incinerated, while 79% is dumped in landfills or the environment. This plastic pollution has dire consequences, with 100,000 marine animals killed by plastic annually. The document advocates reducing single-use plastic production and increasing reuse and recycling efforts to ultimately achieve the goal of having no plastic in the environment.
This document discusses the environmental impacts of bottled water usage versus tap water. It notes that over 1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water currently, and by 2025 two-thirds of the world's population may lack access due to factors like global warming. While bottled water is popular, it has significant environmental costs to produce and transport the plastic bottles. The document provides arguments for why tap water is generally safe to drink in most areas and offers 5 reasons for breaking the bottled water habit, such as the high costs and oil usage required for bottled water production. It encourages adopting reusable water bottles and simple filtration systems as more sustainable alternatives.
Plastic bags have severe negative environmental impacts on land, sea, and sky. Over 500 billion plastic bags are used globally each year, and they can persist in the environment for up to 1000 years. Plastic bags pollute oceans and lands, harm wildlife, and damage ecosystems. However, small actions like refusing plastic bags and opting for reusable cloth bags can help reduce plastic bag usage and environmental damage. Everyone must work to solve the global plastic bag pollution problem by changing individual habits and choices.
Organization Name: Light of Life Projects
Email: info@lolprojects.org
Designed and Prepared by: KAMRAN AKHTAR
Email: kamran.a@lolprojects.org
web page: www.lolprojects.org
The document discusses global warming and climate change. It defines global warming as a long-term rise in average temperatures due to greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels. It lists the major greenhouse gases and their percentages of contribution. It then discusses the various causes of global warming from human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation. The impacts described include melting polar ice, rising sea levels, altered weather patterns, and disruption of ecosystems. The UN Environmental Program and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are introduced as organizations that monitor these changes.
Global warming occurs when CO2 accumulates in the atmosphere and traps excess heat. To address global warming, one should calculate their carbon footprint, which measures the greenhouse gases produced from daily activities. Reducing carbon footprint through actions like switching off lights and electronics when not in use, walking or cycling more, and reducing meat consumption can help limit global warming. Plastics are a major pollutant as their production requires oil and they take hundreds of years to decompose, choking ecosystems. Community efforts like refusing plastic bags, educating others, and proper waste disposal are needed to fight plastic pollution and protect the environment.
Global Warming atau Efek Pemanasan Global merupakan suatu gejala alam yang dapat menimbulkan bencana pada alam,akibat adanya efek rumah kaca, yaitu suatu efek penerapan panas yang mana sebagian panas yang diserap oleh bagian selimut atmosfir yang tidak dikeluarkan lagi atau tetap berada pada selimut atmosfir dan dapat memanaskan suhu bumi secara berangsur-angsur yang dapat menimbulkan mencairnya es di kutub, sehingga sebagian pulau atau daratan dapat terendam air pada suatu saat.
This document discusses the concept of sustainability and related terms. It begins by defining resources and explaining how population growth impacts resource use. It then defines sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. Several examples are provided to illustrate sustainability challenges around the world with resources like soil, forests, water, minerals and fossil fuels. The document emphasizes thinking globally about interconnected environmental impacts and acting locally through individual and community actions.
This document provides an introduction to the topic of sustainability. It discusses key concepts like resources, population growth, sustainable development, and interdependence. Resources are defined as anything taken from the environment to make goods and products for human needs and wants. However, using resources leads to waste. Sustainable development means meeting current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. It involves considering consumption, waste, and responsible use of Earth's finite resources. The document stresses thinking globally about how our actions impact others and acting locally through sustainable practices in our own communities.
This document contains information about carbon footprints and ways to reduce their environmental impact. It discusses how various daily activities and choices affect one's carbon footprint, such as food consumption, transportation, waste production, and energy use. It then provides websites with carbon footprint calculators to assess one's individual footprint. The document also outlines some easy steps schools can take to implement recycling and waste reduction programs, such as setting up separate bins for paper, plastics, and trash. Finally, it introduces a newsletter called the Green Team Gazette focused on sharing environmental education and ways for children and schools to promote sustainability in their communities.
The Earth has sustained life for 4.65 billion years due to certain conditions like the presence of liquid water and an atmosphere that supports metabolism. Factors such as the distance from the sun, rotation, tilt and magnetic field have enabled life. However, human activity like deforestation, waste pollution and overuse of resources are degrading the environment quickly. Recycling helps reduce waste and minimize environmental impact by reusing materials to produce new products. It provides economic and social benefits in addition to being better for the environment. Everyone must work together to preserve the Earth by reducing waste and recycling more.
Recycling reduces environmental damage by cutting down on the need to extract and process raw materials. When organic materials are dumped in landfills, they decompose and produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Recycling saves energy, conserves natural resources, reduces pollution, and helps tackle climate change by lowering greenhouse gas emissions. If everyone recycled, it would significantly reduce plastic pollution harming marine life and keep more waste out of landfills. Simple actions like cleaning up trash and recycling at home can help address this global problem.
This document discusses the history of Earth's climate and the causes and effects of global warming. It explains that the Earth formed over 4 billion years ago and its climate has cycled between warming and cooling periods. It also notes that life first appeared around 3.8 billion years ago. The document then discusses how the greenhouse effect works, trapping heat from the sun in the lower atmosphere. It identifies carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases and notes a rise in atmospheric CO2 levels since the industrial revolution due to human activities like burning fossil fuels. The summary concludes that global warming is unequivocal and human-caused, with impacts like rising sea levels and more extreme weather events expected if emissions continue unchecked.
The document discusses the history and concept of carbon footprints. It traces the origins of the term to the early 1990s and its popularization through a BP media campaign in 2005. It defines a carbon footprint as the total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual or organization. The document provides examples of activities and their equivalent carbon dioxide emissions. It also discusses the effects of large carbon footprints such as climate change and resource depletion.
This document discusses recycling habits and perspectives from a survey. It begins with an introduction to recycling and its importance. The relevance of recycling habits is then discussed, noting its benefits for the environment, reducing waste, and helping wildlife. A survey was then conducted targeting adults aged 30-50, with 70% male respondents and 30% female. The presentation reviews the survey results on understanding recycling, personal recycling habits, knowledge of recycling, and opinions on its importance. Most respondents said they recycle plastics and understand recycling maintains a better environment. In conclusion, recycling is important for current and future generations to preserve the planet.
The purpose of this project was to raise awareness and contribute to sustainability in our communities and the world. The presentation provides information on recycling plastic bottles, conserving energy, and eating locally-grown vegetables.
Sustainability project plan silver award - linkedinAmilla Frehner
This slide deck was put together by two of the girls in Girl Scout Troop 44108. They are about so much more than just cookies. They want everyone to take an active roll in being more sustainable. This presentation is intended for companies and individuals, so please, feel free to share in all of your work and personal groups. Rediscover how to properly compost and recycle. Help these girls to make a lasting impact on their community.
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Review (Waste in our World/ Classroom Chemistry)MsMarcotte456
The document provides an overview of unit understandings for Grade 4 and Grade 5 science classes. For Grade 4, the key understandings relate to classifying different types of wastes, methods of waste disposal, biodegradability, packaging advantages/disadvantages, current local waste disposal methods, toxic wastes, reducing waste production, reuse/recycling, and actions to minimize waste. For Grade 5, the understandings cover mixtures, separation techniques, solubility, carbon dioxide production, reversible/irreversible changes, chemical reactions, and acid/base indicators.
The document discusses various environmental problems like air pollution, acid rain, and global warming. It then provides suggestions for how to save the environment, including making use of garbage disposals, being considerate with noise pollution, conserving water, setting an example for children, and recycling. The key message is that small individual actions can contribute to addressing growing environmental issues if adopted widely.
The document discusses various environmental problems like air pollution, acid rain, and global warming. It notes that air pollution is caused by industries, agriculture, and traffic which emit gases and particles that pollute the air. Acid rain is caused by sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from industries and automobiles which can damage plants and aquatic life. Global warming is increasing due to emissions trapping heat in the atmosphere and threatening to raise sea levels and potentially submerge land. The document provides tips for saving the environment such as recycling, conserving water, reducing noise pollution, and setting a good example for children.
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
The binding of cosmological structures by massless topological defectsSérgio Sacani
Assuming spherical symmetry and weak field, it is shown that if one solves the Poisson equation or the Einstein field
equations sourced by a topological defect, i.e. a singularity of a very specific form, the result is a localized gravitational
field capable of driving flat rotation (i.e. Keplerian circular orbits at a constant speed for all radii) of test masses on a thin
spherical shell without any underlying mass. Moreover, a large-scale structure which exploits this solution by assembling
concentrically a number of such topological defects can establish a flat stellar or galactic rotation curve, and can also deflect
light in the same manner as an equipotential (isothermal) sphere. Thus, the need for dark matter or modified gravity theory is
mitigated, at least in part.
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Lesson plan-aged-7-12
1. Carbon and Water Footprint Classroom Activity: Teacher’s Guide
• Overview:
o An interactive classroom activity of around 1 hour, designed to introduce and convey
the concepts of water and carbon footprints and environmental consequences to
everyday actions.
• Goal:
o To help students aged 7-12 conceptualize resource use and encourage them to take
steps to reduce their carbon and water footprints.
• Objectives:
o Introduce the concepts of water and carbon footprints.
o Allow students to consider their habits and see for themselves the varying impact their
choices have on the environment.
o Give students the chance to make pledges to change their habits.
o Engage the students and start a conversation about resource use and conservation.
• Materials:
o Printouts of the worksheets (Questionnaire, Graph Paper, Block Values, and Reductions)
o Colored pencils (blue, graphite)
o Markers (green)
• Instructions:
o Teacher explains instructions and introduces concepts to the class.
o Students break into groups of 2.
o Students take turns reading each other the questions and recording the answers.
o Teacher hands out the page with corresponding blocks for each question (Block Values).
Students fill out their paper accordingly and compare results with their partners. Carbon
blocks are represented by regular graphite pencil, and water blocks are represented by
blue colored pencil.
o Teacher explains the value represented by each block.
o Next, teacher hands out Reductions page, and partners take turns committing to
different reductions and adjusting their paper accordingly (reductions are indicated by
green marker drawn over the colored pencil).
o Students compare and reflect.
Explaining the Concept
Consider all of the different “things” you use in your daily life. What you eat for breakfast, the clothes
you wear, the desks in the classroom, the car you drive to school—they all come from earth’s resources.
They’re powered and transported by earth’s resources, too. An environmental footprint is an annual
measure of how much land and water it takes to provide the things we use and consume.
In this activity, we will be focusing on the water and carbon components of your environmental
footprint. It does not attempt to estimate a student’s total carbon or water footprint. Rather, it
highlights the impact of certain key lifestyle choices, most of which students can take an active role in
changing.
2. Carbon footprint: In this activity, “carbon footprint” refers to the amount of CO2 emitted annually from
the lifestyle choices included in the questionnaire. Each carbon block represents 200 lbs. of atmospheric
CO2. 10 of these blocks equals one ton of atmospheric CO2. This measurement can be portrayed to
students as a large sphere 33 feet in diameter, full of CO2. This representation comes from this video
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9cT-tHoXdI), which might help to visualize CO2 emissions. CO2
emissions are the most plentiful greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activities.
The instructor may find it necessary to explain the importance of CO2 emissions as it relates to climate
change. Basically, greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and others, are released into the
atmosphere at rates far exceeding those of the pre-Industrial era. This influx increases the concentration
of greenhouse gases, bulking up the greenhouse effect, which prevents the earth from turning into a
ball of ice by trapping in some of the heat from the sun. With too many greenhouses gases, however,
more and more heat is trapped, warming the planet and disrupting delicate climatic balances. Scientists
believe that once certain temperature thresholds are exceeded, chain reactions (known as “feedback
loops”) will be set in motion that have far-reaching and sometimes irreversible consequences. The moral
of the story is that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change, which can
effect everything from habitat loss and species extinction to rising sea levels, increased intensity of
catastrophic weather events, collapse of food systems, and more.
Water footprint: In this activity, “water footprint” refers to the amount of fresh water used by the
lifestyle choices included in the questionnaire. We use freshwater in just about every process—each
gallon of oil, pair of jeans, or chocolate bar uses significant amounts of freshwater along the supply
chain. For this activity, we choose to highlight numerous activities that not only account for water
coming out of the spout, but water used in production processes as well (since these “hidden” gallons
tend to represent the bulk of our usage). This graphic can help students visualize the extent of “hidden”
water usage. There are many different estimates for hidden water and water use in general, but our
calculations are largely based off of National Geographic water footprint data.
It may be helpful to explain to students the scarcity of freshwater in the U.S. and around the world.
From California’s worst drought in 1,200 years to the projection of half the world’s population living in a
water-stressed area in 2025, freshwater scarcity is a significant problem. Today, 1 in 5 people do not
have access to safe drinking water. For older students, it might be helpful to lay out the geopolitical
consequences of water scarcity. Civil war in Syria, the Arab Spring, revolution in Yemen, the Israel-
Palestine conflict, Rwandan genocide, war in Darfur, have all had water scarcity as a stressor. As people
are increasingly prone to saying, “wars will be fought over water.” And, to a certain extent, they already
have been.
Throughout this activity, there are opportunities for partners to discuss with each other their habits,
their impressions of block values and fun facts, and their goals for reductions. Reflection time after the
activity can be constructive as well.
Print double-sided if possible!
3. Questionnaire
Mark whichever answer best fits your habits
• Does the person who picks you up from school leave the car engine running while they wait?
□ Yes
□ No
• How often do you eat red meat (beef, lamb, pork) as the main course?
□ More than once a day
□ Once a day
□ A few times a week
□ Once or twice a week
□ Never
• Does your family purchase bottled water?
□ Yes
□ No, I use a reusable water bottle
• Do you leave the tap running when you brush your teeth?
□ Yes
□ No
• What kind of bags do you use when you go shopping?
□ Plastic bags from the store
□ We bring our own
• Which do your family recycle?
□ Plastic
□ Glass
□ Paper
□ Metal
□ None
4. Block Values
Follow the instructions given for each choice that you selected.
• Does the person who picks you up from school leave the car engine running while they wait?
o Yes (+4 carbon blocks)
o No (0 carbon blocks)
Leaving your car engine on without driving (this is called “idling”) gives off as much CO2
as when you are driving.
• How often do you eat red meat as the main course?
o More than once a day (+8 carbon blocks) ( +40 water blocks)
o Once a day (+7 carbon blocks) (+25 water blocks)
o A few times per week (+5 carbon blocks) (+15 water blocks)
o Once or twice a week (+4 carbon blocks) (+10 water blocks)
o Never (0 carbon blocks) (0 water blocks)
Meat, especially red meat, uses a lot of water! Eating 6 fewer hamburgers has the same
water footprint impact as choosing not to shower for the whole year. Also, burps and
farts from cows and pigs make up 18% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, more
than all car and plane emissions combined!
• Does your family purchase bottled water?
o Yes (+1 carbon block) (+½ water block)
o No, I use a reusable water bottle (0 carbon blocks) (0 water blocks)
Plastic water bottles don’t have the biggest effect on carbon or water footprints, but
they impact the environment in other ways. 35 billion water bottles are thrown out each
year, which would stretch from the East Coast to the West Coast and back 800 times.
These bottles often end up in the ocean, where they are toxic to turtles, fish, and other
sea creatures.
• Do you leave the tap running while you brush your teeth?
o Yes (+½ water block)
o No (0 water blocks)
Leaving the tap running while you brush uses a lot of water. By turning off the tap when
you brush, you can save 4 bathtubs of water each month!
• What kind of bags do you use when you go shopping?
o Plastic bags from the store (+3 carbon blocks)
o We bring our own (+½ carbon block)
Yep, plastic bags are made of oil. Even some reusable bags have oil as an ingredient, too.
But bringing your own is always better than using plastic ones!
• Which ones do your family recycle? (start with +3 ½ blocks and subtract from there)
o Plastic (-1/2 carbon block)
o Glass (-1/2 carbon block)
o Paper (-1 ½ carbon blocks)
o Metal (-1 carbon block)
o None (-0 carbon blocks)
5. Reductions
Check off whichever pledges you want to commit to and use a green marker to color in the
carbon and water blocks that match your reductions. Remember not to pledge to do
something that you already do.
• I pledge to:
□ Ask the person who picks me if up if they can turn off the car engine while they wait for
me (reduce 4 carbon blocks)
• I pledge to (pick one):
□ Go one more day a week without red meat (reduce 1 carbon block and 5 water blocks)
□ Go two more days a week without red meat (reduce 2 carbon blocks and 10 water
blocks)
□ Go three more days a week without red meat (reduce 3 carbon blocks and 15 water
blocks)
□ Go four more days a week without red meat (reduce 4 carbon blocks and 20 water
blocks)
• I pledge to:
□ Use a reusable water bottle instead of disposable plastic ones (reduce ½ water block)
□ Turn off the tap while I brush my teeth) (reduce ½ water block)
□ Bring my own reusable bags to the store (reduce 2 ½ carbon blocks)
• I pledge to:
□ Recycle plastic (reduce ½ carbon block)
□ Recycle glass (reduce ½ carbon block)
□ Recycle paper (reduce 1 ½ carbon blocks)
□ Recycle metal (reduce 1 carbon block)
6. Carbon Blocks
Water Blocks
Carbon and Water Footprint Activity
1 carbon block = 200 lbs. of atmospheric CO2. 10 carbon blocks is equal to a sphere 33 feet high and as heavy as a car. That’s big enough to
burst through your classroom and the one above it.
1 water block = 10,000 liters of fresh water. 4 water blocks is equal to a large backyard swimming pool.
How big are your carbon and water footprints? Think about how much CO2 and how much fresh water you use each year,
only from the activities in these questions. And still, this isn’t even close to the size of your actual footprint!
Now, think about the difference your reductions made. You can save huge amounts of CO2 and fresh water each year by
making some of these changes. The world needs people to step up and fight against climate change, habitat destruction,
pollution, and wasteful water use. You always have a choice—what do you want your world to look like?
7. Sources and Extra Information
• Does the person who picks you up from school leave the car engine running while they wait?
o Yes (800 lbs) 4 blocks
o No (0) 0 blocks
• How often do you eat red meat as the main course?
o More than once a day (1600) 8 blocks ( 400,000 liters) 40 blocks
o Once a day (1500) 7 blocks (250,000 liters) 25 blocks
o A few times per week (1400) 5 blocks (150,000 liters) 15 blocks
o Once or twice a week (1000) 4 blocks (100,000 liters) 10 blocks
o Never (0) 0 blocks (0 liters) 0 blocks
• Does your family purchase bottled water?
o Yes (100 lbs C) 1 block (300 liters water) ½ block
o Rarely (10 lbs C) 0 blocks (30 liters water) 0 blocks
o Only use a reusable water bottle (0 blocks) 0 blocks
• Do you leave the tap running when you brush?
o Yes (3,000 liters) ½ block
o No (0 liters)
• What kind of bags do you use at the store?
o Plastic bags at the store (600 lbs) 3 blocks
o We bring our own (100 lbs) ½ block
• Which ones do your family recycle? (start with 300 lbs, subtract accordingly) 3 ½ blocks
o Plastic (-40 lbs) -1/2 block
o Glass (-20 lbs) -1/2 block
o Paper (-150 lbs) -1 ½ blocks
o Metal (-90 lbs) -1 block
o None (-0 lbs) -0 blocks
Water: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/water-calculator-
methodology/
Blue jeans: 11,000 liters, 3,000 gallons
http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/rivers_and_lakes/the_hidden_cost_of_water.cfm)
Hose: 6 gallons per minute (http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense/kids/hose.html)
Carbon: https://www.americanforests.org/assumptions-and-sources/,
http://www.homepower.com/articles/home-efficiency/electricity/half-plan-reducing-your-carbon-
footprint-part-two, http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/take-action/action-items/,
http://www.countdownyourcarbon.org/our-assumptions.html
4 water blocks equals a large backyard swimming pool (15' x 30' x 4' x 5.9 = 10,620 Gallons)
10 carbon blocks equals a balloon of CO2 33 feet across.