1. Team Name Team Members Names (Max = 4 / team) Date 100 points Your Title / Topic Here Personal Ecological Impact / Carbon Footprint……..

2. Table of Contents  Introduction / Executive Summary  1 All About Me (you) …………..………….  2 - 6 Them: Energy use / Carbon footprint…. in California, Western US, all US, Developed Countries, WW…………per person……  7 - 10 You: Details of Personal Consumption, Energy, Water, Food, …  11 – 12 Comparison of You vs. Them…………Differences  13 – 14 Your beliefs and opinions about what should change, You, them, both of you…. How, What, When, Where, Who, Why?  15 - 16 Your proposal for changes you can and will make How, What, When, Where, Who, Why?  17 Summary / Conclusions  18 References

3. Example Introduction: My Environmental Impact: Water, Fossil Fuel, Food, Mineral(s) It’s All About Me Describe your self / average team member as a consumer / person …………. Age Group Responsibilities Occupations Activities that use energy Assets that require energy Beliefs Behaviors Consequences Use a picture representative of the average you

4. 1. Personal Uses of Natural Resources – Big Picture that characterizes your individual situation  Energy  Household  Transportation  Water  Consumption  Uses  Food  Calories  Quantities / Types State / describe (3 -5 bullet points)  Data  Example  Picture  Graph Import, 3 or less examples, facts, pictures, graphs that depict, emphasize / underscore your personal consumption How What When Where Who Why?

5. 2 - 6. Energy Use, Carbon Footprint, Water, Food………  What is the Natural Resource that is being impacted by you, consumed by you?  What is the impact, carbon footprint, calorie consumption, water use etc  How much is used by the World, US, W US, CA, Napa…etc ….. State / describe the impact, use of natural resource, carbon footprint, etc on a broad basis (3 - 5 bullet points)  Data  Example  Picture  Graph Import, 3 or less examples, facts, pictures, graphs that depict, emphasize / underscore the data How What When Where Who Why?

6. 7 - 10. Personal Footprint, Consumption, Impact  What is your footprint  What is the metric  What is it size, big or small State / describe / quantify the measure of your footprint (3 – 5 bullet points)  Data  Example  Picture  Graph Import, 3 or less examples, facts, pictures, graphs that depict, emphasize / underscore the data How What When Where Who Why?

7. 11 / 12. Comparison – How do you / your team measure against “Them” Differences  What are they  How much / quantity, percentage? State / describe measure the differences between you / your team and the averages for the other demographics, i.e., Napa, CA, US WW etc (3 - 5 bullet points)  Data  Example  Picture  Graph Import, 3 or less examples, facts, pictures, graphs that depict, emphasize / underscore the data How What When Where Who Why?

8. 13 / 14. Changes – Why, Who, What, Where and When Changes should / could be made  Beliefs and Opinions  Expected Outcomes State / describe why ………….changes should / could be made by you and them – (3 - 5 bullet points)  Data  Example  Picture  Graphs Import, 3 or less examples, facts, pictures, graphs that emphasize / underscore the desired outcome. How What When Where Who Why ?

9. 15 / 16 Proposal for Personal Change  Solutions(s) - Changes you can and will make to lessen your personal impact State / describe your proposal for changing the your actions or the actions of others in order to achieve the desired outcomes – 3 bullet points or less How What When Where Who Why?  Data  Example  Picture  Graphs Import, 3 or less examples, facts, pictures, graphs that emphasize / underscore the desired outcome. How What When Where Who Why ?

10. 17. Summary Conclusions Describe your topic, issue and summarize your proposal for personal change With concerted conservation, re-cycling and judicious use of energy ………………I can make this kind of impact……………………………………… …………..

11. Websites and Research Cited References  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12

12. Example Web Sites US Census Dictionary / Thesaurus / Pronunciation Geography http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en http://encarta.msn.com/ http://www.googleearth.comwww.google