CA 4: WEB QUEST: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

 Part 1- Calculate your carbon footprint!

Questions:
Ø What’s the average carbon footprint of a person? The global average carbon footprint is about 4.8 tons.

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. FALSE
Ø Can you make paper out of hemp? Yes, and is the best option.

Part 3- Video >> Top ten tips for recycling
Watch the video and choose the best 3 tips in your opinion.
1. Reuse or get a bag for life.
2. Before put out bottles of the collection we need to squash them up first.
3. Try to minimize the waste we create by unpackaged produce, all good with minimal packaging 

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