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My Ecological Footprint - Reference Sheet

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    Updated:  31 Oct 2023

Teach your students about the things we do that affect the Earth with an ecological footprint reference sheet.

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    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  3 - 6

Curriculum

  • Science 3.7

    Earth and space. The student knows that Earth consists of natural resources and its surface is constantly changing. The student is expected to: (1) explore and record how soils are formed by weathering of rock and the decomposition of plant...

  • Science 3.7(C)

    Explore the characteristics of natural resources that make them useful in products and materials such as clothing and furniture and how resources may be conserved.

  • Science 4.7

    Earth and space. The students know that Earth consists of useful resources and its surface is constantly changing. The student is expected to: (1) examine properties of soils, including color and texture, capacity to retain water, and abili...

  • Science 4.7(C)

    Identify and classify Earth's renewable resources, including air, plants, water, and animals, and nonrenewable resources, including coal, oil, and natural gas, and the importance of conservation.

teaching resource

My Ecological Footprint - Reference Sheet

  • Updated

    Updated:  31 Oct 2023

Teach your students about the things we do that affect the Earth with an ecological footprint reference sheet.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  3 - 6

Teach your students about the things we do that affect the Earth with an ecological footprint reference sheet.

Getting Ready to Calculate Ecological Footprint? We Can Help!

We’re all here to shape the future of our planet, right? So let’s start by teaching our students about their ecological footprint.

The more we understand how our daily choices affect the environment, the better able we will be to make sustainable decisions.

By introducing this concept to students, we can help them understand the impact of their daily choices on the environment and encourage them to make more sustainable decisions. Exploring the elements that contribute to ecological footprint calculations, such as energy consumption, transportation, and waste production, can open up a world of possibilities for reducing our impact on the planet.

What’s My Ecological Footprint? Instructional Resources

This resource download includes a printable reference guide for students to use when determining the factors that play into calculating their ecological footprint. It provides information about how fossil fuels, built environments, grazing land, and other factors affect our planet.

Specifically, this resource outlines the effect of the following:

  • Commercial Ocean Use
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Recreational Ocean Use
  • Built Environments
  • Grazing Land
  • Agriculture
  • Carbon Emissions
  • Forest Use

Use this resource in conjunction with the My Ecological Footprint Worksheet.

 

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