Web Quest

- Calculate your carbon footprint!

http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

· Don’t forget to select English before starting the activity.

Questions:

Ø What’s your carbon footprint?

-0.40 the last month, 5.25 metric tons of Co2 this year (I moved out last year)

Ø What’s the average carbon footprint of a person?

-It's 4 metric tons in general around the world. In Chile it's 4.5

Part 2 - Take these Recycling Quizzes

Questions:

Ø Hand washing dishes can use up to 50 % more of water than using an efficient dishwasher.

Ø Only about 10 % of global energy comes from renewables.

Ø True or false? Appliances that are turned off don’t use any electricity.

Ø False, everything conected spend electricity

Ø Can you make paper out of hemp?

Ø Yes, it's possible

Part 3- Video >> Top ten tips for recycling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjbSEIOUp4w

Watch the video and choose the best 3 tips in your opinion.

-Reusing plastic bags or all sort of bags. In my case, we use the bags that we already have for everything. We don't need to get more.

-Having a recycle bin. We used to have one, but it was stolen

-Smashing boxes to maximize space

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