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9/24/13 “Products I Consume”

9/24/13 “Products I Consume” Out of the 10 products you consume, which 3 do you consume the most often? How often do you consume (buy or replace) them? On desk: 10 products you consume wksht. 9/24/13 Econ. Agenda Human Footprint & rate of consumption (class notes)

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9/24/13 “Products I Consume”

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  1. 9/24/13 “Products I Consume” Out of the 10 products you consume, which 3 do you consume the most often? How often do you consume (buy or replace) them? On desk: 10 products you consume wksht.

  2. 9/24/13 • Econ. Agenda • Human Footprint & rate of consumption (class notes) • Human Footprint Project, Part One (individual assignment) • HW: • Finish HFP Part 1, columns A – C • Binder Check on Wed./Thurs. – Check PowerSchool for missing assignments

  3. 9/24/13 • Class Notes • How much do we consume in a lifetime? • Average U.S. life expectancy = • 78 years • Human Footprint: • The total impact that our consumption has on the Earth. • How much we consume (eat, drink, buy, and use) in a lifetime. • Uses up natural, capital, human resources. • Extracting, consuming, & disposing of these resources makes a footprint (mark, impact) on the earth.

  4. United States: The Revis family of North CarolinaFood expenditure for _____________: $341.98Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken From the book, “Hungry Planet” & Time Magazine

  5. Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing CampFood expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat From the book, “Hungry Planet” & Time Magazine

  6. Which family has the bigger human footprint? Why? Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing CampFood expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat From the book, “Hungry Planet” & Time Magazine United States: The Revis family of North CarolinaFood expenditure for one week: $341.98Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken From the book, “Hungry Planet” & Time Magazine

  7. 9/24/13 Class Notes • Rate of Consumption: • Rate: • measurement over time • Travel 50 miles in one hour = 50 miles per hour • Rate of Consumption: • amount consumed over time • 1 box of cereal in one week = 1 box cereal per week

  8. 9/24/13 Class Notes • Time conversions: • 1 year = • _____ months • _____ weeks • _____ days

  9. Class Notes • Rate of Consumption for Pizza • Josh eats 1 large pizza per week. • What is Josh’s rate of consumption for pizza per year?

  10. Class Notes • 1 pizza has 40 pieces of pepperoni and 2 lbs. of cheese. What is Josh’s rate of consumption for pepperoni per year? • 40 pepperoni x 52 pizzas = What is Josh’s rate of consumption for cheese per year? • 2 lbs cheese x 52 pizzas = 2,080 pieces of pepperoni per year 104 lbs of cheese per year

  11. Human Footprint Project How much I consume in my 78 years of life $ 936.00 $ 1,872.00 188 soaps 1,872 burgers $60,840.00 $13,993.20 20280 4,680 bananas $ 9,360.00 $4,056.00 468 jeans 4,056 sodas $ 655.00 $1,862.67 $ 2340.00 1,872 snacks 468 bottles 188 tubes $24,960.00 312 shoes Colgate Nike Irish spring McDonalds Cereal Shampoo Snacks Bananas Soda Jeans

  12. Human Footprint Project, Part One • Classwork: • Determine the quantity of your products you consume in 78 years of life? • Columns A – C

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