Making our mark – ecological footprints
Activities
Environment Protection Agency (Government of Victoria, Australia)
Home ecological footprint calculator – students calculate their home's ecological footprint online and discuss ways to reduce it.
Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies (Victoria, Australia)
Ecological footprints – students calculate their individual or school ecological footprint then discuss ways to reduce their footprint.
Powerhouse Museum (New South Wales Government, Australia)
Bigfoot – test your ecological footprint – an Australian site for calculating ecological footprints.
Queensland Government (Australia)
Power for a sustainable future – presents a range of student activities on sustainable energy production and use.
Australian Conservation Foundation (Australia)
Consumption atlas – students can search for their ecological footprint, water use or greenhouse pollution by postcode using this online interactive atlas of Australia.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)
Calculating your carbon footprint – students calculate their household's carbon footprint, compare it to another classmate and discuss the limitations of the footprint calculator.
Chemical Industry Education Centre (USA)
Sustainability-ed: Teachers' notes and classroom activities – presents a range of student activities on sustainability.
Posted December 2008.