IHTEC's Earth Day Focus for 2008

IHTEC's Earth Day Focus for 2008 - Climate Change and Energy

IHTEC hosts the implementation of Education outcomes as part of the Global Issues Project with our partner, Science for Peace. The Wasan Action Framework (WAF) from the Climate Change and Energy Round Table is important for those who are involved with curriculum change. It can be found on the Canadian Pugwash Group site:

http://www.pugwashgroup.ca/events/documents/2008/2008.01.04-wasan-action-framework.pdf


Here are some ideas for School Boards and Schools and their teachers as they develop curriculum around Climate Change. We encourage you to consider doing your own carbon footprint with some of these calculators and lesson plans.

- Brandnew, highly animated Footprint Calculator in cooperation between Redefining Progress and Free Range Studios:
https://auscalc.footprintnetwork.org/ecological_footprint.html

- Redefining Progress / Earth Day Footprint http://www.earthday.net/footprint/ has many languages and is good for students.

- Sierra Club Lesson Plan link

- Global Ecological Footprint Calculator
http://www.ecologicalfootprint.org/Global%20Footprint%20Calculator/GFPCalc.html

- Australia Ecological Footprint Calculator http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/calculators/default.asp

- New Zealand Ecological Footprint http://www.mfe.govt.nz/withyou/do/footprint/

- UK Carbon Footprint http://actonco2.direct.gov.uk/index.html and interesting graphical interface.

- ZeroFootprint Calculator http://zerofootprint.net/profile/sign_in

- Safe Climate Calculator http://www.safeclimate.net/calculator/

- List of Carbon Calculators http://www.earthfuture.com/climate/calculators/

- Wikipedia on Footprints http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_footprint