We started watching National Geographic's series "Consumer Epidemic: The Human Footprint" yesterday in class. It was shocking to see and learn about how much we actually consume (food for example) and what goes into making the products we buy and use every day. The series is particularly effective in visually communicating the unbelievable statistics...it made them more tangible, and more alarming. We are getting some good ideas on how to express the statistics we worked on gathering for how much waste we generating.
Students: Please watch the rest of the series by next Wednesday, October 14th (there are 10 parts available on YouTube). Please respond to the following questions in your process journal:
1. What about this series shocked you? What were the 3 lessons or messages you will take away from this?
2. The show uses a lot of statistics, which are communicated in a visual way. What about the visual communication about these statistics makes them have more (or less) impact?
3. What are some ways you think we can reduce our human footprint?
4. What are your ideas on how to express your and our class' statistics to make an impact on our community?
5. How can we change other people's opinions and behaviors? You think it is possible to lower our carbon footprint? Why or why not?
6. List 5 technological inventions, systems or developments (discussed in this video) which were created to make our lives easier but actually now cause a lot of harm.
> Consumer Epidemic: The Human Footprint, Part 1/10
> Consumer Epidemic: The Human Footprint, Part 2/10
> Consumer Epidemic: The Human Footprint, Part 3/10
> Consumer Epidemic: The Human Footprint, Part 4/10
> Consumer Epidemic: The Human Footprint, Part 5/10
> Consumer Epidemic: The Human Footprint, Part 6/10
> Consumer Epidemic: The Human Footprint, Part 7/10
> Consumer Epidemic: The Human Footprint, Part 8/10
> Consumer Epidemic: The Human Footprint, Part 9/10
> Consumer Epidemic: The Human Footprint, Part 10/10
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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