Ecological footprints-Activities

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Activities \| Making our mark – ecological footprints

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.

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Posted December 2008.