Notebook TOC Update 56 Sustainability 8/24 57 The Lorax Worksheet 8/27 58 Monday/Tues & Wed. Warm-up 8/27 & 8/28 or 8/29 59 Carbon Footprint Score 8/27 or 8/28 60 Carbon Footprint Notes 8/28 or 8/29

Using & Saving Energy What can I do to save energy? What is the difference between energy conservation and energy efficiency? What is a carbon footprint? Can I reduce my carbon footprint?

Efficiency and Conservation Are Different but Related The terms energy conservation and energy efficiency have two distinct definitions. There are many things we can do to use less energy (conservation) and use it more wisely (efficiency).

We All Use Energy - for transportation, cooking, heating and cooling rooms, manufacturing, lighting, and entertainment. The choices we make about how we use energy — turning machines off when we’re not using them or choosing to buy energy efficient appliances — impact our environment and our lives.

Energy Conservations Energy conservation is any behavior that results in the use of less energy. Turning the lights off when you leave the room and recycling aluminum cans are both ways of conserving energy.

Energy Efficiency Energy efficiency is the use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function. A compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example of energy efficiency. However, the decision to replace an incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent is an act of energy conservation.

Energy Use in Our Homes

What is a Carbon Footprint? - Sum total of the impact that a person, organization, or product has on the ecology - Calculated as the amount of carbon dioxide or its equivalent greenhouse gases that are released into the atmosphere - This can be in any form starting from land clearance to fuel used for transportation to even the day to day consumption of electricity - Every person has a certain carbon footprint

What is your family carbon footprint? Take the survey.

Scoring

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Offsetting Your Carbon Footprint An average American will release the equivalent of 20 tons of CO2 per year, and is the highest per capita output in the world - World average of around 3.8 tons per year, and you’ll get the picture - There are many countries where the average carbon footprint is less than 100 kg of CO2 per year

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How does this story relate to our community, our country, and /or the world?

Aug Characteristics or living organisms, inorganic & organic chemistry Assessment Continue with organic chemistry and review Organic molecules and enzymes activity TBD Aug Characteristics or living organisms, inorganic & organic chemistry Assessment Continue with organic chemistry and review Organic molecules and enzymes activity TBD

Warm-up Complete on page 58 Why is understanding sustainability important? Please write a minimum of two sentences.

Investigative Science Aug Monday Determining Carbon Footprint Reducing your carbon footprint The Lorax video Another video source Fish game

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