LINKING-TO-LIFE PROJECT - PART A
YOUR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
(worth 5 pts)
[ Grading rubric is at the end ]

DIRECTIONS
updated @ 12:12 pm 8/28/2012

1)  Background Reading: 


2)  Compute your Ecological Footprint using calculator at this website: 
                     http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/

When you are done, your results will be displayed on the screen in a box that looks like the image below. 

3)   Make a "Screen Shot" of this image and paste it  in an MS WORD doc file (.doc or .docx) with your name typed on it AND the text for item (4) which follows.   
           (indicating the date you calculated your Footprint). 
           You will use this in class and may need to refer back to later in the semester as your project evolves.
 

4) Write a Short Summary of what you noticed about what’s contributing to YOUR Footprint and include it in the same document with your Footprint Results screen shot (item (3) above. 

 Your summary should be about one paragraph long and  written in your own words (100-200 words ).  Be specific about what you observed about the connection between the choices you made as you took the footprint quiz and the resulting categories that are spelled out in the Footprint Results box  (see the box with Stella Student's results below).   Her paragraph could contain an explanation of what in her lifestyle leads to  so much "Energy Land" being required.  Or her paragraph could compare her own results with the average for the USA (posted at the bottom of this page.


Stella's Results Box

5)  SUBMIT your MS Word .doc or .docx or PDF file to the D2L DROPBOX by Friday Aug 31st no later than 30 minutes before class.

REMEMBER:  we will only accept MS WORD .doc, .docx, or PDF files in the DROPBOX -- not ,png, tiff, pages, etc. -- If you have a MAC, be sure you are saving your file in the correct format!

D2L DROPBOX SUBMISSION PROCESS

IMPORTANT:  Do NOT enter your paragraph in the comment box on the DROPBOX submission page. If you do this it will be deleted and you will have to re-submit in the proper format (i.e. in an MS WORD doc, docx, or PDF)

 NOTE:  By submitting your paper online, you are agreeing to allow your work to be reviewed by the plagiarism-prevention program called TurnItIn.com.
Please see this Important Notice about this program.

 Submitting a file to the Assignment Dropbox is a 4-Step Process: 

(1)  Add a file from your computer to the upload bin
(2)  Upload the file to D2L by clicking UPLOAD  (note, uploading is NOT the same as submitting!)
(3)  Check the file you have uploaded to be sure it is readable and is the one you want to submit
(4)  Submit the file to the Dropbox by clicking SUBMIT

 
           



Project Part A: Ecological Footprint Grading Rubric

Excellent
  •  Screenshot of results box is included.
  • Summary clearly states what you noticed about the choices you made when taking the quiz and  specifically connects them to the categories in your Footprint results
  • Summary is extremely well written and thoughtful and contains exceptional originality and/or critical thinking in making comparisons, connections between specific behaviors and Footprint results.
Very Good
  • Screenshot of results box is included.
  • Summary  clearly states what you noticed about the choices you made when taking the quiz and  specifically connects them to the categories in your Footprint results. 
  • Summary is very well written  and does a good job at making comparisons and connections between specific behaviors and your Footprint results.
Good
  • Screenshot of results box is included.
  • Summary states what you noticed about the choices you made when taking the quiz and specifically connects them to the categories in your Footprint results. 
  • Summary gets the point across although the writing could be more effective and/or more carefully constructed. 
Adequate
  • Screenshot of results box is included.
  • Summary states something you noticed while taking the quiz but does not elaborate with much detail or insight. 
  • Writing is adequate but may have some grammar or spelling issues and/or indicate that it was done rather hastily. 
Marginally acceptable
  • Screenshot of results box is included.
  • Summary states something but does not reflect a clear understanding of what the Footprint Quiz is about and/or is minimally coherent
  • Writing is hampered by typos, grammar or other technical problems, and/or overly simplistic phrases.
Unacceptable
  • Screenshot and/or summary are absent
  • Assignment is submitted in a format that can't be read, or is undecipherable.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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