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What are some ways our daily lives affect the environmental aspect of sustainability?

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What are some ways our daily lives affect the environmental aspect of sustainability?

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  2. What are some ways our daily lives affect the environmental aspect of sustainability?

  3. Read the Introduction and be prepared to answer the following: • How does an ecological footprint differ from a regular footprint? • What information could you use to measure your ecological footprint?

  4. Challenge • Can the earth’s ecosystems sustain our current use of resources?

  5. Use the information you gathered on Student Sheet 4.1, “Ecological Footprint Homework,” to help you answer the survey questions.

  6. For step 8 try to think of changes that are beyond routine ideas. Be creative!

  7. Are the footprints of the average person in other countries consistent with what you investigated about life in other countries in previous activities?

  8. Revisit the Challenge • Can the earth’s ecosystems sustain our current use of resources?

  9. Key Vocabulary • ecological footprint • sustainability

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