Ecological Footprints

1. Go to the website: http://www.royalsaskmuseum.ca/gallery/life_sciences/footprint_mx_2005.swf

2. Click on and read the section "what is an ecological footprint?"  What is the meaning of an ecological footprint?

3. Click on and complete the online quiz "calculate your footrpint". 

4.  Answer the following questions:

a. What is your ecological footrpint?

b. How does your ecological footpring compare to the Canadian average?  The global average?

c.  What decisions can you make to reduce your ecological footprint?

The River Thames

1. Watch the following video:

The River Thames

2. Answer the following questions about the River Thames:

Where is the River Thames located?

What are three interesting facts about the River Thames?

How do people rely on the River Thames?

What is the greatest threat to the River Thames?

What is being done to help fix this problem?

3. Print out your answers.   

The Ganges River

1) Watch the following videos:

Ganges: Endangered Resource

Tanneries and the Ganges River

2) Answer the following questions about the Ganges.     

Where is the Ganges River located?

What are three interesting facts about the Ganges River?

How do people rely on the Ganges River?

What is the greatest ecological threat to the Ganges River?

What is being done to help fix this problem?

3) Print out your answers.