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Sociology Question

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Just one short assignment. This is the assignment below but it will be easier if you just do it throught my canvas. I will give you log in when matched.

Adapted from HHMI BioInteractive 2012 holiday Lectures on Science.

You can use your own information to complete this lab, or you can make up as much information as you want. However, please use a zip code found in the US.

As you put in your own figures, the system will tell you that your "answers" are incorrect. They are not. Your TA will grade the activity and override the grading system to give you a final score.

What is My Carbon Footprint? 1. Take some time to read through the Lab Report questions. You may want to list the information you need to collect to make it wasier to input the data into the calculator.

2. Go to the website for the CoolClimate Network Carbon Footprint Calculator by the University of CaliforniaLinks to an external site. in Berkley, CA.

3. You will be calculating the Carbon Footprint of your entire household.

4. Click on the "Intro" tab to the online calculator. Fill in your zip code and basic information. This populates the calculator with accurate defaults and allows you to see how your energy use compares to that of households of similar size and income in your area. NONE of this information is saved by the Berkeley website. You may, however, choose not to fill in this section. This will not affect later calculations. Mouse over the orange question mark for more information.

5. On the first question in 10. Lab Report, write down your zip code of residence.

Follow the Instructions on the CoolNetwork Footprint Calculator.Links to an external site.:

1. Travel:

  • write down how many miles per gallon each vehicle gets. If you are unsure, go to the fuel economy estimator at FuelEconomy.govLinks to an external site.. Use the column that best describes the kind of driving each vehicle is primarily used for. For example, if you mostly do highway driving, choose the MPG in the HWY column.
  • Back on the carbon footprint calculator, write down any public transportation or flights your household has taken in the past year for leisure. You can identify the specific type of public transportation you take by clicking on the advanced tab for more options.
  • As you enter your information, the graph to the right displays your calculated tons
  • Write down the GHG emissions from your household's total travel in tons of CO2/year. You will enter this in the lab questions.
  • Look at the graph next to the carbon calculator. You can see which travel subcategory made the greatest contribution to the total carbon emissions for travel by mousing over the bar graph and its subdivisions. Record the amount of tons of CO2/year in each subcategory.

2. Home

  • Next, the calculator uses some parameters in your home.
  • Type in your estimated monthly or yearly expenses in electricity, natural gas, heating oil, and other fuel.
  • Estimate how much of your electricity comes from renewable sources. Your electric company may provide that informaiton on your bill. Often, in order to use a clean-every program, you would have had to sign up. If you don't know, leave the number at 0.
  • Estimate how much more or less water you use than the average household. Water usage for the average American household of two people is about 110 - 200 gal per day, that translates to 1 dishwasher load, 1/4 washing machine load, 10 toilet flushes, and 40 min showers and 30 minutes of running the faucet. Compare your own use with that to estimate if you use less or more.
  • After entering your data, record the total CO2/year in tons for home as well as in each subcategory. You enter this number in the lab report.

3. Food, Good and Services:

  • These are secondary sources of CO2 emissions. Producing and transporting food, clothes, and other supplies require a chunk of energy and produce emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gases.
  • Use your best judgment of till out these sections. You can estimate each component of your diet. You do not have to take the time to track it unless you want to for your own interest.
  • After entering your data, record the total CO2/year in tons for food, goods and services as well as in each subcategory. You enter these number in the lab report.

4. Take a screenshot of your final bar graph to compare to the one I uploaded in the question.

5. Answer the question in the lab report.

1. This activity aligns to module objectives 5-6. What is the zip code in which you are evaluating the carbon footprint? It can be yours or any other you want to use. It does not have to be your zip code. If you can't think of any other, use Boca Raton's 33431, or Davie's 33314

After you complete the CoolNetwork Carbon Footprint Calculator, enter the estimated amounts below. When you enter your amounts, they will be scored as "incorrect." The correct score will be applied when the final report is graded.

Total tons CO2eq/year =

1. Travel: All travel/transportation =

  • Air Travel =
  • Public Transit =
  • Car MFG =
  • Car Fuel =

2. Home: All home emissions =

  • Construction =
  • Water =
  • Electricity =

3. Food: All food =

  • Other =
  • Cereals =
  • Fruits and Vegetables =
  • Dairy =
  • Meat =

4. Goods: All goods =

  • Furniture =
  • Clothes =
  • Other =

5. Services: All =

Flag question: Question 3Question 32 pts

Below is my estimated carbon footprint bar graph. Compare my estimated footprint for my three-person household with yours. My house is about 1750 ft2, and three adults reside in the house. We have three cars and absolutely no possible way to take public transit. My family eats a lot of meat; however, we also grow our own vegetables and fruits as well as our own chicken eggs and meat chickens.

Use this information and compare it to your own carbon footprint

Flag question: Question 4Question 41 pts

Click on the Take Action Hand icon. It loads up a list of items that you can do to reduce your carbon footprint. Choose three that you think you could do within the next year. What are these three and how will they help you lower your CO2 emissions?

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This chart shows the national average carbon footprint. How does your household compare?

In which area could your household reduce its carbon footprint most easily?

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Completing the carbon footprint calculator is just a very lose estimate of your actual additive carbon emissions. In which category does the calculator seem to overestimate your emissions by your opinion? Why do you think that is?

For me, the calculator overestimates my food emissions. We grow a lot of our own vegetables as well as produce our own meat chickens and eggs. This estimator does not allow for partitioning of how much, or even if, one grows ones own food.

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Flag question: Question 7Question 72 pts

Enter the same parameters that you used in the CoolNetwork Carbon Footprint Calculator in to the EPA's Carbon Footprint CalculatorLinks to an external site.. (Click to link)

Did you get about the same estimate?

Which calculator do you think is more realistic and why