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LINKING-TO-LIFE TERM PROJECT OVERVIEW
(worth a total of 130 pts)
OVERALL
GOAL:
To
link
what you've
learned in our Global Change course to aspects of
your life that impact the Earth's
global climate and environment both positively or negatively --
and explore what you (and others) can do about it!
PROJECT OBJECTIVE: To
research and propose a viable
and practical choice,
action or
solution for reducing your
Ecological Footprint
or increasing your
Environmental Handprint.
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FOOTPRINTS: the negative impacts
in your use of the
environment's finite resources
(usually based
on the amount of fossil-fuel-based energy you use and
the waste you produce in your everyday actions, as
compared to the ability of nature to replenish these
resources.) |
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HANDPRINTS: the
"infinite" good that you can do to make positive impacts
simply by changing the way you do things, at home, at
work-- or anywhere
(such as using a refillable water
bottle instead of purchasing bottled water; carpooling,
taking public transportation and encouraging your
friends to ride with you, instead of all driving
separately, etc.) |
The project is divided into 3 parts that are
interrelated:
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PART A: Use the "Ecological Footprint Calculator"
to quantify ways in which your everyday life activities are
linked to the GC Course Topics through
energy and
resource use.
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PART B: Select a Project Focus that interests
you from one or more suggested project categories
and view a
film and short video to identify -- and comment on --
ways in which footprint and handprint actions influence
specific aspects of the category (or categories) you are
exploring.
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PART C:
Research, quantify, analyze, and substantiate the pros and cons
of a specific choice, action or solution that could be employed to
reduce footprints and/or increase handprints related to your
selected Project Focus.
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Record the results of your research visually in a suitable format: a table or list of
data, charts or graphs, photos or images.
- Summarize
what you did, what you found, and what you
concluded or what you are proposing to do in a 3-5 page
written report (50 pts) that includes
your data and other supporting material and a
single powerpoint slide
(40 pts) that summarizes your report visually.
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