"If the remaining coal, gas and oil reserves are burnt
over the next five hundred years, carbon dioxide will increase
not by a factor of two but by a factor of ten, and scientists do have
a description for this level of global warming: Venus"
(Hawken, 'The Ecology of Commerce', 1995)

PROJECT RESOURCES

The project has generated a number of original lessons in addition to locating various web resources which can be used to illustrate key Ecological Footprint ideas.


Lessons

Global footprints calculation
 This lesson, delivered by the Earth Centre, introduces the concept of a 'global footprint'. Children use a simple score sheet to work out their impact on the environment in terms of transport, food, water and so on. Click here for a full description.

Global footprints, global warming and flooding
This lesson, delivered by Dec(sy), revisits children's ecological footprints and explores the causes and process of global warming. In addition an assessment of one possible consequence of global warming is made: flooding in the UK and Mozambique. Click here for a full description.

Ecological Footprints: - Litter, Waste and Recycling
This session, delivered by Sheffield City Council replaced the normal assembly time in the morning and was delivered to junior section of the school as part of their on-going topic about litter, waste and the environment. Click here for a full description.

Building a solar electric model car
In this session, delivered by SHEEP, Students were given the opportunity for first-hand direct experience in how solar electricity/renewable energy sources work. Click here for a full description.


Web Resources

Some sites relate specifically to lessons outlined above, others complement and develop lesson activities.

  • Provides a way for children to be involved in the protection of nature and connect children with other children who share their concerns about global environmental issues - click here to visit the site.
  • Provides examples of recycling activity in other countries throughout the world - click here to visit the site.
  • GLOBE project - encourages schools across the world to take scientific measurements of weather, water, soils and land cover and to record for comparison - click here to visit the site.