Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Carbon Footprint
An explanation of how a carbon footprint is calculated. Includes graphs comparing countries, sources of greenhouse gas emissions, and individual activities. (Updated: April 5, 2013)
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Estimating Our Carbon Footprint
This is a three-part algebra activity focusing on food-related carbon dioxide emissions.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Population Growth, Ecological Footprints, and Overshoot
In this three-part activity, learners apply linear, exponential, and rational functions to explore past and projected U.S. population growth, carbon footprint trend, ecological overshoot, and effectiveness of hypothetical carbon dioxide...
PBS
Nova: The Big Energy Gamble
Students conduct an energy audit to determine how much carbon dioxide their family is producing, and then make recommendations for lowering their family's carbon footprint.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Patterns and Change: Patterns in Resource Consumption
This collection of three learning modules looks at issues related to resource consumption. It examines theories about how population size affects consumption, the changing patterns of energy consumption, and ways to minimize consumption....
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Create a New Climate for Action
The wealth of information and tools available on this site will assist students and teachers to develop and promote active awareness of the impact human beings have on the environment. Resources are provided to guide them in how to lead...
National Geographic
National Geographic: The Right Balance: Mixing Energy Resources
In this lesson, students look at profiles of energy production for different regions of the United States. They examine the conversion efficiency and the carbon dioxide emissions of each type of energy, and then the environmental impact...
PBS
Nova: Car of the Future
In this activity, student teams research and develop a proposal to decrease the carbon footprint of their city's/town's public transportation system and then prepare a report that explains why their transportation plan is the best for...
Other
Zerofootprint: Youth Calculator
This calculator is a great way to estimate the carbon dioxide emissions resulting from your daily activities, such as household electricity use, food choices, and transportation.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Resource Usage Project and Journal
Learners pick a resource and track their use of it over the course of one week. Students record their data in a spreadsheet, write a summary of it, and draw conclusions from their usage patterns. A detailed student handout is provided.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: The Urgent Need for Understanding and Implementing Sustainability
Using statistics from a web-based sustainability resource, students investigate the need for improving their own sustainability practices.
Other
Environmental Defense Fund: Tips to Fight Global Warming
Read and take action to fight global warming with these 6 tips, complete with links and other climate change resources.