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Carbon Footprint: Co2 Reduction: Car Travel: Biodiesel

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about biodiesel fuel and see how using it can help to reduce carbon emissions. You can even see how to make biodiesel fuel yourself!
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World Land Trust: Personal Carbon Balanced Calculators

For Students 9th - 10th
You will find a series of calculators here for exploring what your carbon footprint on the Earth is, based on your use of air travel, your regular means of transportation, your household habits, and fixed carbon dioxide emissions for the...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Carbon Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive lab simulation demonstrates the effects of increased carbon in the atmosphere and how that increase contributes to climate change. A data table for student records is available for download.
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Global Footprint Network: Footprint Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource, students answer questions about their lifestyles and, in return, receive an ecological footprint report. It states how many planets would be required to support the human race if everyone had the same footprint.
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PBS

Nova: The Big Energy Gamble

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students conduct an energy audit to determine how much carbon dioxide their family is producing, and then make recommendations for lowering their family's carbon footprint.
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The Sustainable Scale Project: Ecological Footprint

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ecological Footprint is rooted in the fact that all renewable resources come from the earth. It accounts for the flows of energy and matter to and from any defined economy and converts these into the corresponding land/water area...
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Glp: What Is an Ecological Footprint

For Students 9th - 10th
The morning alarm rings. You take a hot shower, brew up a cup of coffee, read a bit from the morning newspaper and hop in the car to get to work on time. Have you ever stopped to consider the total environmental impact involved in each...
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Unit Plan
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Eco Connections: Conservation of Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
During our exploration of each previous lesson, we have learned about many of the factors that contribute to the ongoing destruction of our environment. In our final lesson, we will make a holistic appraisal of the impact that each of...
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Activity
Energy4Me

Energy4me: Carbon Footprint

For Students 9th - 10th
After completing the first part of this activity, students will be able to explain individual carbon footprints and list the means for reducing them. The second part of this activity helps students to visualize climate as a system with...
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Other

Carbon Footprint: Co2 Reduction: Around Your Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to reduce your carbon footprint around your home by reducing your energy usage and heat loss.
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Environduck

Enviroduck: Carbon Footprint Calculate Your Co2 Generation

For Students 9th - 10th
Go green when you use carbon footprint calculator to figure CO2 and how to lower it.
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Website
Environduck

Enviroduck: Carbon Footprint Calculator the Math Behind the Calculations

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the math on how our calculator figures your carbon footprint.
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Website
Environduck

Enviroduck: Carbon Footprint Calculator Help With Software

For Students 9th - 10th
Online software help for the carbon footprint calculator.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Environment for Kids: Global Warming

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about global warming and changes in the Earth's climate. What are some causes? Teach greenhouse gasses and carbon footprint.
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Interactive
Nature Conservancy

Nature Conservancy: Carbon Footprint Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Calculate personal and family carbon footprints using this interactive site. Lots of information and links that focus on the preservation of animals, plants, and natural communities.
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Interactive
Other

Zerofootprint: Youth Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This calculator is a great way to estimate the carbon dioxide emissions resulting from your daily activities, such as household electricity use, food choices, and transportation.