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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Enrichment post #12- Ecological footprint!

Hi All,

Earthday is Tuesday so I wanted to place this link to the footprint network web site here for you to explore.

I want all of my students to take the ecological footprint survey which is at this link.. Print out the final page where it tells you how many earths would be necessary if everyone acted they way you do. I am embarressed to say that my ecological footprint is way too large (over 5) due to my driving habits and the poor gas mileage of our family vehicles.

I can't wait to hear all of your responses to this activity. Do it with a family member for the most accurate set of results. They may learn something too!

All the best!

Mr. F :-)

87 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr, Forde,
I just took that survey and I got 14 acres!!! My mom thinks it's because of the size of my family and house.I will print it and give it to you tomorrow.
Thanks,
Catherine C.

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr. Forde;
OUr class took the quiz today too here in Monroe. I hope you will see some of my students thought on this activity!

Ms. Ross
Monroe, CT

Anonymous said...

WOW...we need a few more earths over this side of town also. Our daughter is in Ms. Ross's class. It just so happens that we had a site survey for Solar Electric panels this morning. We believe that too few people in the US are aware of or even concerned for our environment enough to actual take an action to help it. We are NOT one of those!

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr.Forde I took a quiz and it takes 3.9 Earths to support my life style. Hopefully I can change that.

Anonymous said...

I took the quiz and got 3.9 Earths(thats how many it takes to support my life style). Hopefully I will change this and we will become a better planet as a whole.P.S I'm from Ms. Ross's class.

Anonymous said...

Hey Mr.Forde, i took the footprint calculator and need 6.1 earth's if everybody lived like me. I suppose it's the house we live in, and all the trash we waste
-Raymond

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Forde,
I took the survey and got 17 acres. My parents took it and they got 27 acres. They said they need to compost and buy more local produce. They also said they would try to carpool more often.
Thanks, it was fun.
Jonathan F.
Mrs. Ross's Class

Anonymous said...

Hi I am from Ms.Ross's class and I was so surpised how many Earth's I cuold take up just by eating meat and doing daily activities!

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Forde,
I just took a quiz and learned that humans are very wasteful. I am in Ms. Ross' class.
Regards,
Brooke

Anonymous said...

My son and I both took the footprint quiz. The bad news is that I use 6.2 earths! It was an eye opener and there are some things we can do to improve.
Thanks.
Cindy & Tyler K.
Mrs. Ross' class-Monroe, CT

RVeeraraghav said...

Hi Mr. ford,
I took the survey. I only used 3.6 Earths! I think that sounds like a good amount. I had a high amount for
services. I think I can conserve more by using less electricity.
I'm from Monroe CT, and I go to Chalk Hill Middle School. I'm in Ms. Ross' computer class.
Thanks,
Anand.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Forde,
I thought that it was a great idea
to give us this activity for Earth Day because it let people know how much we were polluting the earth. I also think that letting us know how many earth's we would need was smart because it makes people realize how much we're damaging the earth. Thank you.

From, Austin B.

P.S. I am in Ms. Ross' computer class

Anonymous said...

I got 4.3 earths on the quiz.
- Steffi Mrs. Ross's class

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr.Forde,
I took the test and got 4.2 earths which isn't the best!I learned that we must be careful about the things we eat and do!
Thanks,
Bekkah
Ms.Ross's class

Anonymous said...

hi MR.Forde

i did the quize with my parents and i got 6.6 but by my self i got 4.4. i lurned that i sould watch what i do
matt
MS. Rosses class

Anonymous said...

Dear MR. Forde,
I learned from the ecological footprint is that the number of Earths mostly depends on how much you eat and use gas.
Thanks Morgan Mrs.Ross's Class

Anonymous said...

Heyy
Yesterday when I took the survey i got 3.9 earths! In class i got 4.6 so i think the one at home was definetly better. I think it was because of how much we fix our house.
ms.Ross's class

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Forde,

My answer is 3.9 earths. Some people say it's not that bad. But I think it's terrible! That's because I'm a big nature person, 3.9 earths! We only have one!

-Maddy (Ms. Ross's class)

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr.Forde,

I found out that i had more than five earths.My faimly and I think it is because of our driving and waste, and also the amount of people.I can see how bad it is for the earth!!!

Carolyn
Ms Ross class

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr.Forde,
I learned from this little project was, that you can save energy from anything! The earth day quiz was 4.6.
Thank you,
Suzanne, Miss.Ross's Class

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr.Forde,
I found out that I almost had 5 earths.WOW! My family is small but my family always drives we drive maybe 30 miles a day. Kind of crazy!
Thanks so much,
Mrs. Ross's class

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Forde,
I found that my footprint was smaller when I did it with my mom. I think it was because some things I really wasn't sure about and when my mom clarified them they turned out a little smaller than I had in mind.
Sincerely,
Katherine Logan Mrs. Ross' class

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr. Forde,
It will take my family and me about 4.4 earths for our family.
I realy like the idea of this website it's really cool.But that it takes so many earth's it's really terrible!

Ashley (Mrs. Ross's class)

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr Forde,
I took the Ecological footprint and found that it would take 4 1/5 earth's if everyone lived like me. I think that this website really opened my eyes and my parents eyes.
thankyou Mrs. Ross's Class

Anonymous said...

Hello Mr. Forde,
I got 3.5 earths because I don't travel in cars or airplanes a lot and my family's cars have the best gas mileage thatwas possible. I also don't eat a lot of packaged foods.

Olivia
Mrs. Ross's class

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Forde
I learnd that people use too many things taht are bad for the envirment. I think we all should use less things that could hurt our earth.
thank you,
Sami mrs. ross's class

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Forde,
I learned that you should make more of what you have and should help the earth live a better life. I also think i can reuse more items instead of just throwing it out.

Jackie Sotomayor
From Mrs. Ross's class

Anonymous said...

Mr.Ford,

I learned that my family took six earths also we fly ALOT.
Thank you,
Alec, Mrs.Rosses class

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr. Ford
I took the footprint test with my parents and i got 4.9 worlds. I was surprised because I always recycle, but learned that all the driving my parents do is no good for the Earth. My parents said they would try to get car rides to work instead of driving by themselves.
From AJ Mrs Ross class

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr.Forde,
I did your survey I think its really nice that you have this survey for people to do, because when your in the middle of the survey it lets people think about what you could improve in the Earth and when you get your score back it really lets you think of ways to help the Earth. Thanks alot Bye
Christen Mrs.Rosses class!

Anonymous said...

hey Mr. Forde,
i took that survay of yours and gusses what i have a total of like 6.2 world,(thats so much). I have learned that the less space you use is the less worlds that you will have! I think i will try not to be as carless as i was before i took this survay! We have a good earth here and i just want to make it better not worse =)

-Nicole

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr. Forde

Yesterday I learned that I use 4.1 Earths. My result from in school was different than what I got at home by .2

Eric, Ms. Ross's class

Anonymous said...

Mr.Forde,
I took the quiz about earth day and it was really interesting!I got 4.6 but i know i'm going to do so much more for earth day!And don't waste too much things!

Mrs.Ross's student

Anonymous said...

I can't believe I had 5 earths. I allways recycle. all of the paper I can.


kevin

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr, Forde,

I leared that I have 12 acres. It is so cool! I learned that you should recycle. Also we plot the air.


Kyle Squibb

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr Forde,
when I took the survey i found out that if everyone lived how I did, we would need 3.4 earths for the resources to satisfy everyone's needs. I did this survey with my Mom, and she found out if eveeryone lived like my mom, we would need 4.3 earths for the energy to satisfy everyone's needs. I guess it was because of how much electricity everyone was using, and the amount of hours that everyone flew per year. This survey was a great idea and it taught people how much much non-renewable they were using, and what they can do about it.
Sincerly,
Sebastian D.

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr, Forde,
The things that i found out were some really interesting ideas like all the differnt gods that i never heard about and the interesting idea of how the calendar was posted.
bye Mr, Forde

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr.Ford,I just took that survey.I think the whole thing is a great idea.And it was accutly fun,I enjoyed it.Maby I can do it again somtime.Well Bye.

Mrs. Ross's class.

Anonymous said...

I got 3.9 earths. I should cut down on how much I use

Anonymous said...

Hi I am from Ms. Ross' class.
I enjoyed taking this quiz. I thought it was fun. I see how important it is not to waste.

Brian M.

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Forde,
I took the Global footprint Quiz and found out that it takes 5.3 earths to support me and around 27 acres!!! It was very fun to do. I am in Ms.Ross's class.
From,
Kane M.

Anonymous said...

Earth Day is a good idea to make the earth better. There are lots of things you can do to make the earth better for example your can recycle, pick up trash on the ground ect.... well all i have to say is Earth Day is a Fantastic idea!

Ms.Ross' Claas

Anonymous said...

hi Mr.Forde I learned that our family uses alot of Electricity






from derrick from ms.Ross's class

Anonymous said...

Hi I'm from Ms.Ross's class,
In this project, I learned that my house has elecricty and that is a big waist of the energy! My parents think it is a big waist and why did they have 4 kids?!?!
Thanks,
Meghan, Ms. Ross's class

Anonymous said...

Going green will make earth a better place and give us a better life. Every one can help do this by just doing little things like recycling and/or just turning off apliences that are currently not being used.

Kyle,Ms.Ross'class

Anonymous said...

It was cool. I got 4.7. I learned that we use a lot of electricity

Anonymous said...

It is a great idea to have Earth Day because it helps make the earth better.

Ms. Ross' class

Anonymous said...

I leaned sat it wuns vare fun.
Thanks you heping me.


Mis Rrss. David Reid

Anonymous said...

dear, mr. Forde hi I am from mrs. Ross's class this footprint helped me understand that we use alot of recorces(4.5 earthes this is cool


from:Rich from mrs Ross's class

Anonymous said...

I think we could all make a diffrents. From,

Ms. Rosses class

Anonymous said...

I from yourwbsite to turn off the water when I brush my teeth

Anonymous said...

Hi I'm am from Ms. Ross' class.I enjoied taking the quiz.It was fun.I'm probably going to take the quiz agian just for fun.

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr.Forde,
I just took the quiz and if everyone was like my family we would need 4.4 earths.I think my family and I should recycle more.I think this quiz tells people that they should do more to help the earth.
From Brittany K.,
Chalk Hill School

Anonymous said...

dear mr forde,
this is a great quiz because it helps kids to not litter and to rercyle more often and other things that kids are doing today!
Caroline
ms. ross' class

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr. Forde,
I just took that survey an dI got 4.7 ecres. Thats alot of land!!!
Thanks,
Leann, One of Mrs. Ross' students.

Anonymous said...

i got the same amount of earths as you 5.7!
haley argueta

Anonymous said...

my reflection on the footprint test is that we can conserve more resources.
heather
Ms. Ross' class

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Forde,
When I did the Global Footprint Quiz, I thought that this project was interesting. It shows me how I could make a difference and if I recycle and conserve energy and light. I will be one less person littering the earth. My mom also took the quiz and realized that there are more things she could do also to help save our planet.
Sincerely,
Taylor from Mrs. Ross' class

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr.Forde,
I just took the survey and our family would use 3.6 earths. To make the earth a better place you could ride bikes or walk instead of riding in a car. From Julie in Miss Ross' class

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Forde,

My family took the quiz and got 6.7. One of the reasons I think we got that score is because my dad flies over 300,000 miles on the plane each year for work. We also use a lot of electricity. We are trying to use less electricity. This quiz tells me that we are really hurting the earth, and if it weren't for the people who dedicate their lives and work to saving the earth, the earth would be nothing.
Sincerely,
Tyler, from Mrs.Ross' class

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr. Forde,
I took a quiznon how many Earths I need and got 3.6! My mom and I think this because we have a small family.

Thank you,
Danielle in Ms.Ross'

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr.Forde,
today for homework we had to take an ecological footprint test. I found out that if everyone had the same lifestyle as me we would need 4.6 earths.Wow that's a lot!!!

Devon G.
Ms.Ross' class

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr. Forde,
My moom and I did an earth quiz. It came as a shock that it takes 3.8 earths for everyone to live like me.I am trying to chane my lifestyle.
From Asha
Ms.Ross's class

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr. Forde!
I just took the survey. I thought it was cool,intresting and awesome!!!! I got 3.8 Earths. Now I know what changes my family and I have to make.
Thanks
Jasmine P.

Anonymous said...

George A.
Ms Ross' class

I can't believe it would take 5.5 earths for me to eat and get all of my needs.I liked taking the survey because you got to decide how much you can help save the earth.

Anonymous said...

HI MR. FORDE,
MY FAMILY AND I JUST TOOK THE EARTH DAY SURVEY AND WE GOT 3.7 EARTHS!! IT ISNT SO BAD BUT IN SCHOOL I GOT 4.7 EARTHS.I THOUGHT THE SURVEY WAS FUN! IT WAS COOL TO SEE HOW MANY EARTHS YOU'D NEED TO LIVE IN.I NEVER REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO KEEP EARTH HEALTHY!!!

DANIELLE

MRS. ROSS'S CLASS

Anonymous said...

Hi,
I'm Jenny from Ms. Ross's class. My mom took a survey and if everyone lived like her we would need 4.7 earths! We should probably conserve more energy and all get smaller cars that get good milege. This was an awesome quiz and it helps people realize how much we waste and that since we only have one earth we have to make the best of it and all help save it!
Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Forde
Ijust took my survey. I was shocked on how much there is for my family to do to coserve energy for the earth. Also there are several ways we can save on transportation to help the environment too. I was glad I did the survey.
vito
from Mrs.Ross's class

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Forde
Ijust took my survey. I was shocked on how much there is for my family to do to coserve energy for the earth. Also there are several ways we can save on transportation to help the environment too. I was glad I did the survey.
vito
from Mrs.Ross's class

Anonymous said...

Hello Mr. forde I am from Ms. Ross's class. I just took the quiz and I actually needed less worlds when i did it with my mom. i hope you read this.
David
Ms. Ross

piplinesurfer100 said...

hi mr.forde,

i think that people have to carpool more and be more eccofriendly.

thanks,
nick mrs.ross's class

Anonymous said...

Hey Mr.Forde!!
I'm from Ms.Ross computer class. I took this quiz with my mom, and I got 4.1 earths! I am very surprised I must say.Thank you soo much for making this quiz!! With out it i wouldnt know how to live more earth friendly =]

Amelia G<33

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr Forde,
This Earth Day activity was very fun and interactive. Although many kids think they are doing good to help the earth just because they recycle, doesn't mean that that is all they can do. This activity taught me that I can do much more to help the earth than just recycling.It taught me alot about keeping our earth clean. I am from Mrs. Ross' class and I am glad she picked this activity for us.

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr Forde,
I just took the quiz and at first I got 5.5 earths and I took it again and got 8 earths. I got 35.5 acres.

Thank you,
Brooke M.
Mrs. Ross computer class

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr. F,
We have a 6-7 earth impact, based on your quiz...YIKES! Looks like we need to think about using less packaged products especially those that don't use recycled materials. We are also going to try to convince Dad that he needs to cut down on his magazine and newspaper subscriptions.

Thanks for the enlightenment :)

Jonna C.

Anonymous said...

Hey Mr. Forde,

I got 5.7 earths.
I guess its pretty good.

~David Medvedev

Anonymous said...

hi mr.forde,
i just took the survey i really liked it i learned alot about how i use produce a lot of trash i think after this survey me and my family are going to change a little bit on our life style
thanks for the website
Alex Garcia

Anonymous said...

Dear mr. Forde, Earlier today, in Ms. Ross' computer class and I got 4 earths as my score. I just took the survey with my mother and scored4.2planet earths. -Evan Stark, Ms. Ross' 5th Grade Computer Class

Anonymous said...

I'm in Ms.Ross. My name is Jeffrey. I had 5.7 earths in this activity. This means that I should start using less electricity and turn off the lights more often. Also I should start recycling more paper and plastic bottles.I hope people can start making a difference in the world.

Jeffrey
Monroe,CT

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr. Forde my answer was 4.5 earths it wasn't as bad as some other kid's in my class one person had * earths! anyway something I could improve on is recycling I don't recycle much but I do at school.Thanks Mr. Forde bye!

priya (Mrs. Ross's class)

Anonymous said...

Hello Mr. Forde:

We are Ms. Ross's classroom. We just took the Global Footprint Network Earth Day Quiz and we need to change the way we drive, eat and use in our house. It's amazing to see what you can try to cut back on.

Thank you
Mrs. Sebben

Anonymous said...

Hey Mr. Forde

I would need 6.7 earths
Services= 26%
Food= 14%
Goods= 9%
Shelter= 18%
Mobility= 9%
I take up 36.4 tons of carbon dioxide.

I need to the way i use my resources

Sarah MacDonald

Anonymous said...

i got 3.8 earths! thats pretty good and i did not explore senaios(spelt wrong)


~~~~~mike~~~~~ <(o_o)>

Anonymous said...

Hey Mr. Forde, i tried the quiz and i got 3.2 earths and only 14 acres. I even got my parents to try it and my dad got 6.9 earths and my mom got 3.6

thanks,
Ryan S

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr.Forde,

My mom and I took the quiz,the number of earths we use are 4.4 earths.We can change this by recycling, buying local goods, and walking more often.


Danielle
Ms. Ross's Class

Anonymous said...

mr forde i got 6.7 earths if everyone lived like me. that is really bad. im going to cut down on alot of things i do to the enviorment.
i got my older sister stephanie to try it and got 5.2 earths.
she got less than me but still more than one earth is way to many.
Louis S. i wonder what did u get on ur footprint. if u told us i guess i wasnt listening.

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr.Forde,
I took the Earth Day footprint Quiz. It took 4 earths to support my lifestyle. I could improve it by using more renewable resources. The Quiz was very fun. I'm in Ms. Ross's class.

Nick