Students will be able to reflect on carbon footprints and create ways in which to reduce theirs.
- Is there such a thing as a lifestyle that makes no impact on the environment? How much impact is too much? How much personal obligation do we each have in reducing our individual carbon footprints? For great ideas on ways to leave a smaller carbon footprint, visit Carbon Shredders at www.carbonshredders.org.
- read chapter 2 of No Impact Man
Tuesday
Students will be able to define the term watershed and determine what watershed that they live in.
- Answer:
- What is a watershed?
- How are watersheds determined?
- What watershed to you live in?
- Determine what watershed you live in. Find a topographic map, print it and mark your house on it.
There is not a lifestyle that makes no impact on the environment because we all effect the environment in some way. We could impact the environment in positive ways or negative ways, determining how much impact is too much depends on is our way of life is alternating the natural flow of how our earth works and if our impact is negative. We should all feel obligated to reduce the pollution and the negative impacts we have on our environment. We cut down a forest to build homes, plant new trees! If you can walk to the store, do so. I walk to work everyday, it's a short distance from my home, but in rain or shine I avoid using the vehicles. Take shorter showers, use the dish washer less, only use the washer machine if it is a full load. The list goes on and on, we're responsible for this world and it is our only home. Let's make it the best home ever!
ReplyDeleteNo, everyone makes an impact no matter how small. Everyone has to eat, live and release bodily fluids. Sometimes it even takes money to live with no impact which means less people can do it. Too much impact is living carelessly. If you litter because you dont see a trash can or forget to shut the light off before you left because you didnt want to check is too much impact. Care. As for personal obligation, pay attention, do the extra work to recycle and spread the word to teach others the impact they make and how they can change that.
ReplyDeleteI don’t think it’s possible to not leave some sort of impact on the environment, because everything we do will leave footprints behind us. Whether it is good impact or bad impact is where it really matters. I also don’t think you can do too much good for our environment, but from reading just a few articles I have found out you can do a lot of harm without even knowing it. I think the problem is that many of us are just not aware(informed) of the consequences from the products that we use. From what I have been reading there’s so many different ways that you can be smart and concious of what you’re buying and how you’re living. That makes me wonder why we have to make so many choices as it is. Why don’t the higher up people make changes themselves? and stop giving us bad choices to make.
ReplyDeleteI think our personal obligation should be to do our best and help as much as possible, and make as many smart environmental decisions as possible. Even though you may have the mindset that once you die it isn’t your problem anymore, but wouldn’t you rather leave a legacy of clean living for your friend, children and grandchildren?
Tuesday:
ReplyDeleteWhat is a watershed? An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
How are watersheds determined? Watershed boundaries are defined by topographic divides and delineate areas where surface-water runoff drains into a common surface-water body, such as a lake or section of a stream.
What watershed do you live in? It is a little difficult to read, but I think I live in 14F, the Rogue Watershed? Link is below:
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/lwm-mi-watersheds_202767_7.pdf