Carbon Footprint Project (FULL BUNDLE!): Chemistry or Environmental Science
Grade Levels
7th - 12th
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
NGSSMS-ESS3-2
NGSSHS-ESS3-2
NGSSMS-ESS3-5
NGSSHS-ESS3-1
NGSSMS-ESS3-4
Formats Included
- Google Sheets™
Includes Google Apps™
This bundle contains one or more resources with Google apps (e.g. docs, slides, etc.).
Products in this Bundle (4)
Bonus
Example Student Greenhouse Gas Calculator Spreadsheet
Description
This project gives a template for students to calculate their Carbon footprints using skills that are important for Chemistry and/or Environmental Science (e.g. dimensional analysis, understanding the carbon cycle, understanding that different gases have different warming potential, etc). This lays out a comprehensive way to calculate Carbon Footprint particularly at a boarding school in Southern California. You can easily adapt this project for your needs or how much time you'd like to spend on it! This full bundle packet of resources is approximately 1-2 weeks of class & includes:
a) the project packet
b) a spreadsheet to calculate their carbon footprints
c) four days worth of slides to guide the learning for the class!
Personally I've seen this project make a huge impact on students in understanding their impact on the planet & actually see how the basic skills of chemistry/math are relevant to their lives and how they can make a difference in the world :)
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Standards
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NGSSMS-ESS3-2
Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects. Emphasis is on how some natural hazards, such as volcanic eruptions and severe weather, are preceded by phenomena that allow for reliable predictions, but others, such as earthquakes, occur suddenly and with no notice, and thus are not yet predictable. Examples of natural hazards can be taken from interior processes (such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions), surface processes (such as mass wasting and tsunamis), or severe weather events (such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods). Examples of data can include the locations, magnitudes, and frequencies of the natural hazards. Examples of technologies can be global (such as satellite systems to monitor hurricanes or forest fires) or local (such as building basements in tornado-prone regions or reservoirs to mitigate droughts).
NGSSHS-ESS3-2
Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and mineral resources based on cost-benefit ratios. Emphasis is on the conservation, recycling, and reuse of resources (such as minerals and metals) where possible, and on minimizing impacts where it is not. Examples include developing best practices for agricultural soil use, mining (for coal, tar sands, and oil shales), and pumping (for petroleum and natural gas). Science knowledge indicates what can happen in natural systems—not what should happen.
NGSSMS-ESS3-5
Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. Examples of factors include human activities (such as fossil fuel combustion, cement production, and agricultural activity) and natural processes (such as changes in incoming solar radiation or volcanic activity). Examples of evidence can include tables, graphs, and maps of global and regional temperatures, atmospheric levels of gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, and the rates of human activities. Emphasis is on the major role that human activities play in causing the rise in global temperatures.
NGSSHS-ESS3-1
Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity. Examples of key natural resources include access to fresh water (such as rivers, lakes, and groundwater), regions of fertile soils such as river deltas, and high concentrations of minerals and fossil fuels. Examples of natural hazards can be from interior processes (such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes), surface processes (such as tsunamis, mass wasting and soil erosion), and severe weather (such as hurricanes, floods, and droughts). Examples of the results of changes in climate that can affect populations or drive mass migrations include changes to sea level, regional patterns of temperature and precipitation, and the types of crops and livestock that can be raised.
NGSSMS-ESS3-4
Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems. Examples of evidence include grade-appropriate databases on human populations and the rates of consumption of food and natural resources (such as freshwater, mineral, and energy). Examples of impacts can include changes to the appearance, composition, and structure of Earth’s systems as well as the rates at which they change. The consequences of increases in human populations and consumption of natural resources are described by science, but science does not make the decisions for the actions society takes.
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