Ecological Footprint by Maggie McGroder https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n Discussion Questions en-us 2019-02-22 12:50:22 UTC 2024-08-06 22:27:53 UTC hello@padlet.com Read about Bati's life and answer the questions. mmcgroder https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334101149 1. Estimate how Bati's footprint would compare to your own.
2. Are you willing to make changes to your lifestyle to reduce your footprint? Explain honestly!]]> 2019-02-22 12:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334101149 Discussion Questions mmcgroder https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334102775 1. What activities impact your footprint the most? Did anything surprise you?
2. What can you realistically and willingly do to reduce your footprint?]]> 2019-02-22 12:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334102775 Follow this link: https://www.worldwildlife.org/blogs/sustainability-works/posts/our-footprint-in-seven-facts mmcgroder https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334104260 1. Which fact was the most surprising to you and why?]]> 2019-02-22 13:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334104260 rachel https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334176719 1. Bati has a small ecological footprint, he has to do a lot of work for himself as well as his parents and siblings.
2. I would make changes to my diet in order to make my footprint smaller. ]]> 2019-02-22 15:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334176719 Athena https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334176881 1. Bati has an absolutely tiny ecological footprint.
2. I don't think it would be that easy for me to change my life. I don't have that much choice in what I do. 
3. Farmed shrimp is the most valuable food commodity in the world. I didn't think it would be that at all, I thought shrimp were common.
4. Food impacts my footprint the most because I eat about the same amount of meat and vegetables.
5. I really can't do anything.  ]]> 2019-02-22 15:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334176881 Daniel https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334177097 Bati’s footprint is much smaller than mine is. He does not drive a car and he does not eat meat at all. 

Yes I would be able to make changes, I need to eat less meat and try to get a car with better gas mileage 


]]> 2019-02-22 15:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334177097 Macy W https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334178063 1. Bati’s footprint is much smaller than mine because he does not eat much meat (or much in general) and does not drive a car.
2. I’m would be willing to change some things but I probably wouldn’t because I don’t care that much. I don’t really need to go on a diet but there are places I could walk instead of drive. ]]> 2019-02-22 15:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334178063 Ashleigh https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334179409 1. He would have a smaller footprint than me because he walks everywhere and doesn’t eat meat a lot and I eat meat everyday and drive everywhere.
2. I would be willing to edit my diet to make my footprint smaller. ]]> 2019-02-22 15:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334179409 Maya https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334181337 My footprint is bigger than Batis. He lives off the land and is unable to eat much meat because it is expensive]]> 2019-02-22 15:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334181337 Victoria Segura https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334809350 1. Me and batí are very different in our very day life. He has no air conditioning or has fresh water. There is no heating for a fire to cook so him and his mom have to get it ready, and he walks everywhere he’s goes. For me I already water, heat, cooling, and a vehicle. ]]> 2019-02-25 12:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334809350 Victoria Segura https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334935700 2. Ofc I would like to make changes to reduce my foot print but I already do so much. I probably should reduce water intake.
3. It surprising that Farmed shrimp is the most valuable food commodity in the world. Aquaculture is the fastest growing food producing sector. More than half of the world’s shrimp now comes from a farm. 
4. That I produce little footprint bc I dont eat meat and use diff was to save water or using energy.
5. I can be vegan and save water i use for my body ( so not a lot of showers)
]]> 2019-02-25 16:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/334935700 Morgan Orenduff https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/335654556 1.  Bati's Ecological Footprint is very different then mine. Bati wears wore out clothes that were passed down from his two older brothers because that is all they can afford. Bati also only eats meat rarely and his diet consists mostly of peas and corn which dramatically decreases his footprint. 
2. I am willing to make changes in my lifestyle to reduce my ecological footprint. Seeing how Bati lives has tought us that everything we have today is not needed and we can all do more to reduce our footprints. To reduce my foot print I can eat less meat, and decrease the amount of water I use on an everyday basis. 
3. In the United States we waste enough food each year to fill ninety one Empire State buildings. In American the portion sizes are much larger than any place around the world. Due to the larger portion sizes people are not eating all the food they are given and it ends up in the trash. This is horrible considering several countries around the world are struggling to feed there families any amount of food and in America we are just throwing it away. 
4. Eating meat daily and traveling a lot dramatically increase my footprint. It surprised me that any amount of meat or animal product you eat can increase you footprint by a lot. 
5. I can reduce my footprint realistically by taking shorter showers, turning off the water when it is not being used, unplugging devices when they are not being used, travel and drive less, and try to eat less meat and more vegetables and fruits. ]]> 2019-02-26 21:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/335654556 Maya https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/335948253 1.My footprint is bigger than Bati's. He lives off the land and is unable to eat much meat because it it is hard to get and has to travel everywhere on foot. I travel mostly by car, don't eat meat, and try to save energy as much as possible.
2.I already stopped eating meat to save the environment and the animals. We also carpool with our neighbors to and from school and we have a hybrid car. I am willing to take shorter showers even though being in the shower feels awesome.
3.The fact that shocked me the most was that Americans waste enough food every year to fill 91 Empire State Buildings. This had me shocked because I didn't know people were that cruel to waste something that gives you nutrients. This is one reason as to why I try to finish whatever is on my plate.
4.Driving in my two gas-fueled cars impacts my footprint because carbon is released into the atmosphere. Something that surprised me was that leaving your plugs in the electrical outlet uses power.
5.I can take shorter showers, unplug wires when I'm not using them, and go vegan to reduce my footprint.]]> 2019-02-27 15:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgroder/6n8diccy7h7n/wish/335948253