WEB QUEST: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

 

Part 1- Calculate your carbon footprint!

http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

·        Don’t forget to select English before starting the activity.

Questions:

Ø What’s your carbon footprint?   (Optional)

Ø What’s the average carbon footprint of a person?

The average footprint for people in Chile is 4.69 tonnes

Part 2 - Take these Recycling Quizzes

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/quiz-going-green/

http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Science-Quizzes/r/Recycling-Quiz.asp

Questions:

Ø Hand washing dishes can use up to 50 % more of water than using an efficient dishwasher.

Ø Only about  10 % of global energy comes from renewables.

Ø True or false? Appliances that are turned off don’t use any electricity.

False, many appliances continue to use energy for features like clocks and remote control sensors even when they're turned off.

Ø Can you make paper out of hemp? 

Yes, you can, a lot of materials can produce paper. Hemp, the more humane and clean option, requires less land acreage to grow than timber, has fewer chemical byproducts, and can be recycled more frequently than tree timber.

 

Part 3- Video >> Top ten tips for recycling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjbSEIOUp4w

Watch the video and choose the best 3 tips in your opinion.

1. Reuse those carry about each time you shop or better still why not get a bag for life

2. Try to minimize the waste you create by unpackage produce all good with minimal packaging

3. Plastic bottles are often very bulky and take up lots of space so before you put them out the collection squash them up first