Unit+5.+Your+Footprint

=Calculating one's ecological Imprint:= http://goo.gl/I1Rtz

Students are surely aware of the significant impact the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill has had on the people and environment near the Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, students are no doubt aware of the use of petroleum to fuel transportation needs and heat our homes, but they may not be very aware of how dependent we are on petroleum for common everyday products ranging from clothes to cosmetics, cleaners to candy. This lesson explores some of the different forms petroluem takes on as a component or ingredient in various manufactured products, some of the human health and environomental concerns associated with the use and disposal of these particular products, and ways to minimize the harmful effects of petroleum and petroleum-derived products on the environment.
 * What’s the Connection to Me? Lessons from the Gulf Oil Spill **

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