Overview
Your Carbon FootprintWatch the following video to see what types of articles you will be looking for for your discussion posts.
You should also make sure that you have enough information have intext citations and a reference for your idea.
Attached are directions and a rubric for the discussion posts. Make sure you read it. The highest grade that you will be able to get is a zero if your post does not include an academic source and have in text citations and a reference. Use APA citations. A file of how to do this is included in Content in Brightspace.
Chem 100 Graded Discussion Instructions for Brightspace
Note: you may do some research to further inform your responses—but make sure to choose your sources wisely
Your carbon footprint is your contribution to the greenhouse gas emissions that are responsible for global warming. The choices we make about how we live in our homes, the food we eat, how we travel, and what we buy and throw away all influence our carbon footprint. Energy conservation begins at home. There are many things each of us can do as individuals to reduce our carbon emissions.
Choose one positive change you have made in your energy usage (or that you plan to make soon). Make your energy conservation method the name of your post. Clearly explain how the activity or item to which you are making a change relates to energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions in the first place. Then describe how your change will reduce your carbon footprint and help others to do the same.
Respond to at least two of your classmates' posts, remembering to follow the netiquette rules. This assignment is worth 10 points.
Like the rules in the last discussion assignments, you may not choose the same energy conservation method as a classmate. Therefore, it is to your advantage to post early to avoid having to find a new example to use!
Note: you may do some research to help you determine ways to conserve energy and reduce your carbon footprint beyond what is listed in your book—but make sure to choose your sources wisely based on your understanding of how to recognize science versus pseudoscience! Also, remember that you must cite your sources and must make sure that all the information you share in your post is in your own words. No plagiarism will be tolerated! If any part of your post is found to be plagiarized, you will receive a zero on this assignment and the incident will be reported.