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CARBON CALCULATION ZERO

Mission: To organize ourselves into having a carbon footprint that measures zero.

How? We will do this by calculating our footprint, constructing a plan to reduce our foot print and organizing ourselves to plant the relevant number of trees required to offset our

carbon emissions.

1.Click here to calculate your carbon footprintand complete the table below. To calculate yourfamilys foot print, multiply your foot print by the number of people inyour family. Show your calculations in the spaces provided.

Carbon Land Trees Water Total Carbon Footprint

Self Family (Estimate by roundingthen do the actual calculation)

Self Family Self Family Self Family Self Family

Transportation 3.1 E = 12X3=36

A=12X3.1=37.2

0.1 E = 0X12=0

A=0.1X12=1.2

0 E = 0X12=0

A=0X12=0

0 E = 0X12=0

A=0X12=0

3.2 E = 3X12=36

A=3.2X12=38.4

What you eat. 2.5 E = 12X3=36

A=12X2.5= 30

1.7 E = 2X12=24

A=1.7X12=30.4

1.1 E = 1X12=12

A=1.1X12=13.2

1239.2 E = 1239X12= 15868

A=1239.2=13870.4

1244.5 E = 1245X12= 14940

A=1244.5X12=14934

Home and

School

3.4

E = 3X12=36

A=3.4X1240.8

0.1 E = 0X12=0

A=0.1X12=1.2

0.1 E = 0X12=0

A=0.1X12=1.2

521.3 E = 521X12=6242

A=6255.6

524.9 E = 525X12=6300

A=524.9X12=6298.8

What you use 0.8 E = 1X12= 12

A=0.8X12=9.6

0 E = 0X12=0

A=0X12=0

1.9 E = 2X12=24

A=1.9X12=22.8

78.6 E =

A=78.6X12=943.2

81.3 E = 81X12=972

A=81.3X12=975.6

What you

throw away.

1.4 E = 1X12=12

A=1.4X12=16.8

0 E = 0X12=0

A=0X12=0

0 E = 0X12=0

A=0X12=0

0.1 E = 0X12=0

A=0.1X12=1.2

1.5 E = 2X12=24

A=1.5X12=18

2.Think and Discuss: How many trees should you plant to offset the emissions of your family?How could you organize to do this? Brainstorm Ideas and then create a plan to show the steps you could take.

3.Brainstorm : Ways to organize myself to plant enough trees to offset some ofmy families carbon emissions.

Purchase trees that arent fully grown so that we save money.

Buy Seeds, and then plant it somewhere grassy that doesnt pass

private property.

4.Create an Action Planfor planting trees to offset my families CarbonEmissions. This could be a flowchart or a step by step plan.

First of all, get equipment, the trees or seeds.

Get land or a place to plant the trees where plants will thrive.

Dig a suitable sized hole where the plants go in.

Leave for a few-I dunno, years?

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5.Research ways to reduce your footprint.Gather information from three different sources about ways to reduce your carbon foot print.

Information Source One:

(Primary Information Source)

Information Source Two:

(Primary or secondary information Source)

Information Source Three:

(Primary or secondary information Source)

Interviews with Experts Using any search Engines by Internet. Whether or not it fits in with scientific facts.

Interviews with People Books Common knowledge

Interviews with Family Members Encyclopedias

Interviews with Workers DVD/Videos

Interviews with Friends Wikipedia

6. Identify trends: What were the three most common recommendations?Search Engines, books, interview with experts.

7.Select: What three recommendations will you try to follow and why?The common knowledge one, because if you find something that says If you dont eat food, it will slow down global warming. in a book and you dont use common

knowledge, then you believe it all. The books one because the information in it would probably have been approved. And the interview experts one because they in have

experience in the field of.

8. Reflect: What do you think the following groups should do about the carbon foot print problem.Your Family

Start Recycling more items, not

throw everything away.

And plant more trees.

Your School

Dontsell plastic water

bottles.(Already doing it)

Bangkok

Plant more trees in national parks.

The World

Reduce Reuse Recycle.

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