Name: ______________________
Date: _________________________
Ecological Footprint Lab Activity
Your ecological footprint is how much land you use through everyday activity. The
following quiz is to show you how big your ecological footprint is and how choices you
make can shrink or expand your footprint.
Note: This is intended to take place over three days, but you are only going to do one
day. You will answer the questions based on what you did yesterday.
How Big is Your Footprint?
A. Transportation
How did you travel yesterday? ..............Score
- I walked...................0
- I cycled.................. 5
- I took public transit ....10
- I carpooled ..............15
- I used a private vehicle .30
(Multiply each score by the number of times you used that method of travel to move
from one location to another in one day and add together)
Score for A- Transportation
-Day 1 total score 1._____
B. Water Use
How much water did you use?
- I did not shower..........0
- 1-2min. shower .......…...5
- 3-6min. shower ..........10
- 10min. shower........…...20
- I bathed in a full tub ..20
- I bathed in a half-full tub.................10
- I reused someone else's bath water ..........................10
- I left the water running when I
brushed my teeth .........5
Score for B –Water Use
-Day 1 total score 1._____
C. Clothing
I am wearing the same clothes today that I wore yesterday
- most .................0 some...................5 none .................10
I am wearing something that has been mended……….5 I did the mending .....5
50% of my clothes are second hand (score for Day 1 only)
yes ...........0 no............20
My socks match each other
no ............0
yes ..........10
Score for C - Clothing
Day 1 total score 1._____
Name: ______________________
Date: _________________________
D. Recreation
Identify the games, sports and activities you participated in during your spare time
yesterday.
How much equipment did you need to participate?
- none or little ................0
- some .........................10
- quite a bit .................20
How much land was converted to playing fields, ice rinks, swimming pools, gym space,
ski runs, etc. to meet your recreation needs?
- none or little .............0
- some (<1 hectare) ..........10
- quite a bit (> 1 hectares)..20
I spent the following amount yesterday on purchases (food, clothing, magazines,
sports equipment, etc.)
- nothing spent............0
- $5.......................5
- $10 ....................10
- $10+ ........1 point per dollar
Score for D - Recreation
Day 1 total score 1._____
E. Food
I ate the following proportions of meat:
- none.......................0
- one portion ...............10
- two portions .............20
- three portions............30
This much food was left on my plate:
-none ....................0
- very little ............5
- more than a little.......10
I composted all vegetable and fruit scraps
- yes ......................0
- no .......................10
The food I ate is locally grown:
- all .......................0
- some ......................10
- none.......................20
The food I ate was packaged in paper or plastic:
- none ........................0
- some .......................10
- all ........................20
Score for E - Food
Day 1 total score 1._____
Name: ______________________
Date: _________________________
F. Garbage
If I were to take everything I threw into the garbage yesterday and put it all into the
same container, I would need this size of container to hold it all:
- a crate .................30
- a shoebox ..........…....20
- a cup ....................5
- I produced no garbage..…....0
Score for F - Garbage
Day 1 total score 1._____
G. Living Space
Calculate in square meters the indoor space that you required to live for the day.
Include all the space in your "home", "school", etc. (1 sq. meter = 10 sq. feet). Divide
the total square meters by the number of people you shared this space with.
Home sq.m./# people = _____________
School sq.m./# people = ____________
Other sq. m./# people = ____________
Total Square meters = ____________
Daily Score total
All day 1 total scores 1._____
Living Space (sq. m.) _____
GRAND TOTAL = ________
Convert your grand total from above into your personal "footprint" for yesterday by
using the conversion formula below:
Grand total/100 = Your environmental footprint in hectares (Note: 1 Hectare = 10 000m2)
MY ONE DAY ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
IS ______________
Observations/Reflections/Reactions:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Name: ______________________
Date: _________________________
CGC 1D1
Ecological Footprint Assignment
Task:
Students will make connections between course material and their experiences on the field trip to
Kortwright Conservation Center in order to design a brochure. The brochure is to advertise a
field trip that produces a smaller Ecological Footprint than the student’s own one day personal
footprint.
Criteria:
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The field trip is for grade 9 academic geography students at Cardinal Ambrozic C.S.S
The time frame for the field trip will fit within a normal school day.
You will base the trip’s intended Ecological Footprint on your own one day score (refer
to day 1 lab activity).
What to Include in your Brochure:
You are encouraged to get creative… remember, the task is to minimize the Ecological Footprint
of students on the trip!
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Calculate the estimated Ecological Footprint of the trip (use day 1 lab activity as a guide)
Location/Destination of the trip (Living Space)
Transportation
Estimated costs
Facilities available (indoor/outdoor, washrooms etc.)
What will students be doing on the trip? (Recreation)
Do students need to bring or wear anything specific? (Clothing)
Pictures and/or illustrations
What to Hand in:
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A saved version your Ecological Footprint Activity (Day 1 in the lab)
**USB key will be sent around in the Lab
Save As: [your name’s] Ecological Footprint Assignment before saving to the USB
The brochure for your field trip
Marking Scheme:
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Completion of the Ecological Footprint lab activity
All required components of brochure are present
(T/I)
(K/U)
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Time and care of presentation
(App.)
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Language Conventions (spelling, grammar)
(Comm.)
Name: ______________________
Date: _________________________
Ecological Footprint Assignment
Name: __________________
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Assignment
Requirements
- Ecological
Footprint
Lab
Activity
Assignment
Requirement
- Creation of
the
brochure
A few sections
of the
questionnaire
were
completed
Some sections
of the
questionnaire
were
completed
Most sections
of the
questionnaire
were
completed
All sections
of the
questionnaire
were
completed
T
Included a few
of the required
components
Included some
of the required
components
Included
most of the
required
components
Included all
of the
required
components
K
Time and Care
Took little
time and care
in the
presentation of
the assignment
Took some
time and care
in the
presentation of
the assignment
Took time
and care in
the
presentation
of the
assignment
Took
considerable
time and care
in the
presentation
of the
assignment
A
Numerous
spelling and
grammatical
errors but
some effort
has been made
to edit
Many spelling
and
grammatical
errors
Few spelling
and
grammatical
errors
No spelling
and
grammatical
errors
C
Language
Conventions
Comments:
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/10
/10
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