Calculate your own Carbon Footprint


                                                   Ambience Public School


Name: ________________________________________________________ Date: ________________

Carbon Footprint Worksheet
Instructions: Answer the questions below, then fill in the corresponding values on the far right. Tally the values to find your carbon footprint. Only fill in one value for each question, unless otherwise stated.
Ex. Do you turn off the lights when you leave a room?

__133__

a. Yes
a. 133

b. No
b. 268




_______






1.
How do you get to school?





a.
walk
a. 0
________

b.
bike
b. 0
________

c.
car
c. 1115
________

d.
bus
d. 131
________

e.
carpool
e. 459
________
2.
Do you eat mostly…





a.
fast food
a. 4818
________

b.
home cooked food
b. 629
________
3.
Do you eat mostly…





a.
vegetables/fruits
a. 153
________

b.
meat
b. 644
________

c.
bread
c. 364
________
4.
Do you turn off lights when you leave a room?





a.
yes
a. 133
________

b.
no
b. 268
________
5.
Do you unplug appliances/chargers when not in use?





a.
yes
a. 9
________

b.
no
b. 18
________
6.
How do you dry clothes?





a.
hang to dry
a. 0
________

b.
dryer
b. 750
________

c.
both
c. 375
________
7.
Do you turn off the water when brushing your teeth?





a.
yes
a. 34
________

b.
No
b. 274
________
8.
Do you turn off the TV when you’re not watching it?





a.
yes
a. 47
________

b.
no
b. 140
________
9.
Do you turn off your video game system when you’re not using it?





a.
yes
a. 29
________

b.
no
b. 90
________

c.
don’t have/use one
c. 0
________
10.
Do you recycle? (for this question, select all that apply)





a.
magazines
a. -15
________

b.
newspaper
b. -90
________

c.
glass
c. -7
________

d.
plastic
d. -19
________

e.
aluminum and steel cans
e. -86
________
Add together all the values in the far right column and report here:
Use the workspace on the next page to do your work.


Name: ________________________________________________________ Date: ________________


Work space:


















This total is your “carbon footprint” in the number of pounds of carbon dioxide per year. The lower the number, the fewer greenhouse gasses are emitted into the atmosphere.

Review your choices in the survey. What changes can you make in your life to reduce your carbon footprint? Try to make some of these changes in the next week. Use the space below to engineer a plan to reduce your carbon footprint.




Things I can turn off:





How I can get to school:



What I can eat:



How much electronics I can use


What I can recycle:



Other things I can do: 















Comments

  1. This is nice. This way we all can calculate on our carbon contribution to the environment.

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