Description

Have you ever tried to calculate your ecological footprint?  This quick, no-prep lesson is a perfect Earth Day activity that will introduce your middle school or high school students to the concepts of sustainability and conservation.   After using a website to calculate their ecological footprint, students use a creative drawing to illustrate ways to reduce their footprint.

Includes:

• One page of teacher instructions with ideas for introducing the lesson and external links for calculating student ecological footprints.
• One page of student instructions for reflecting on their personal ecological footprint and a template for creating a footprint bookmark to illustrate their reflections.

Note: This is an electronic download.  No physical resources will be sent to you.

Students will need a device with access to the internet in order to use the “Calculate your Ecological Footprint” links.

Like this activity? It is part of my Introduction to Environmental Science Bundle and is also included in my Full Environmental Science Curriculum Bundle.

➤Where can I find other Environmental Science Units?

• Unit 1- Intro to Environmental Science
• Unit 2- Food Chains & Ecology
• Unit 3- Species & Population Growth
• Unit 4- Biomes & Biodiversity
• Unit 5- Plate Tectonics
• Unit 6- Minerals & Soil
• Unit 7- Fossil Fuels & Renewable Energy
• Unit 8- Atmosphere & Weather
• Unit 9- Groundwater & Surface Water
• Unit 10- Marine Biomes, Wetlands & Water Pollution
• Unit 11- Urbanization, Land Use & Sustainability

➤Looking for other Environmental resources? Save $$ on these great bundles, too:

• Environmental Science Data Analysis & Critical Thinking Extension Pages
• Environmental Science PowerPoint Bundle
• Environmental Science Cornell Notes Bundle- match with PPT bundle (above)
• Environmental Science Doodle Notes Bundle
• Environmental Science Webquest Bundle