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Semester, Year
Name:
Partner’s name(s):
Please put “Worked alone” if you did not have a partner and worked alone.
Have you completed this project before in a previous semester? _____
If so, please give the course, semester, and year: ______
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After you submit, please make sure it can be opened on eCampus.
Note : this project seeks to evaluate your personal writing, quantitative, critical thinking, speaking etc. skills. It is therefore an individual effort. The parts where you can collaborate with your group partner are some parts of the Experimental component, your carbon footprints and remedial actions.
Title (add title in title case here)
Introduction
Background information; include science concepts related to the project. Include in-text citations in APA style (Last names of authors, Year) to support your statements.
Mention what the greenhouse effect is, and how it causes climate change. You can include how human activity contributes to the greenhouse effect and climate change.
Include references to support your statements.
The Dallas College library can help you with this.
https://www.dallascollege.edu/libraries/pages/default.aspx
Materials needed
Carbon Footprint Calculator (Environmental Protection Agency, 2016).
Procedure
Briefly describe in a few lines the procedure for the project. This should give the newcomer a fairly good idea about how to do your project. Step-by-step instructions are easier for the newcomer to follow.
Results
Paste carbon footprint tables here.
Write a few words describing what the tables are in the table caption/legend.
For examples and explanations about captions, please see:
http://abacus.bates.edu/~ganderso/biology/resources/writing/HTWtablefigs.html
Paste your indicators of climate change graphs here.
Write a few words describing what the graphs are in their figure captions.
List any other important results or outcomes.
It is in Semester Project: Planet Earth
Instructions in Detail document attached
I copied down here so as to make it easier for you not to go back and forth
Carbon footprint
Global warming results from increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere. Human activity adds to atmospheric greenhouse gases. The carbon footprint is a measure of the amount of greenhouse gases released by a given system. The system may be an individual, family, organization, activity, etc. Major greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), and methane (CH4).
Purpose
We will estimate our carbon footprint to see how our own greenhouse gas emissions contribute to global warming.
Procedure
Go to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website:
https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/
Enter the information for energy usage, transportation, and waste for your household. If you do not have exact numbers, you may approximately estimate these values. After entering the information, view “Your Household Family Report.” Record your contributions in the table below:
Table 1
Household contributions without remedial actions.
|
Activity |
CO2 emissions (lbs) |
CO2 emissions (kg) Divide lbs by 2.2 to convert to kg |
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Home energy |
5188 |
2358 |
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Transportation |
4050 |
2025 |
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Waste |
2165 |
984 |
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Total |
11403 |
5367 |
Next, calculate how making a few changes can reduce your carbon footprint. Changes to consider are:
Driving a more energy efficient car, performing regular maintenance on your car, car-pooling, driving less, turning down the thermostat in winter, using ENERGY STAR products (those that are certified by the U.S. Department of Energy), washing your clothes in cold water, hang-drying your clothes, and recycling your waste. All of these are “sustainable activities.” Please take a picture of one or more of these as evidence for the sustainable activity required for your project report.
A list of actions recommended by the United Nations is listed at the following website:
https://www.un.org/en/actnow/index.shtml
This is a useful New York Times article:
https://www.nytimes.com/guides/year-of-living-better/how-to-reduce-your-carbon-footprint
List the actions you could take and the resulting reductions in CO2 emissions in Table 2 below. The savings in cost and pounds will be listed on the EPA carbon footprint calculator website.
Table 2
Reduction in CO2 emission by taking remedial actions (please delete unused rows)
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Activity |
Annual savings in cost (Dollars saved) |
Annual saving in pounds of CO2 |
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Turn down heating thermostat on winter nights by 70℉ |
100 |
1027 |
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Turn up A/C thermostat in summer by 75℉ |
333 |
3424 |
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Replace 8 incandescent light bulbs with ENERGY STAR lights |
32 |
323 |
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Enable the power management features on your computer |
13 |
131 |
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Wash your clothes in cold water |
12 |
122 |
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Use clothes line or drying rack instead of dryer for 50% of your laundry |
46 |
470 |
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Replace your refrigerator with ENERGY STAR models |
38 |
394 |
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Reduce the number of miles you drive on Vehicle 1 |
511 |
2414 |
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Recycle: newspapers, magazines |
- |
562 |
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Total |
1084 |
8867 |
Teamwork
1. Communicate with your group partner to compare your contributions to CO2 emissions with and without remedial actions.
2. Enter your group’s information in Table 3 below:
Table 3
Team contributions without and with remedial actions.
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Group member’s name |
Total CO2 emissions (lbs) WITHOUT remedial measures |
Total reduction in CO2 emissions (lbs) WITH remedial measures |
|
Sadikshya Shrestha |
11403 |
8867 |
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3. Discuss with your partner, ways to realistically implement these remedial measures in your day-to-day life.
Paste your indicators of climate change graphs here.
Write a few words describing what the graphs are in their figure captions.
List any other important results or outcomes.
This is the second section of the report part.It is also attached as Semester Project: Planet Earth
Experimental Component Instructions.
I have already taken out the graph .So, You don’t need to worry about that part. Just with instruction so as to make youclear.
Indicators of climate change
There are various physical indicators that can help study, and track climate change. We will look at three in this part of the project.
A. Temperature
1. Go to NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) website:
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/national/time-series
This website allows you to plot recorded temperature data for over 100 years.
Click on “Display Trend,” and then click on “Plot” in the blue box. Study the resulting graph. It shows a record of the temperature measured in the US for the same month, for over a century. The blue line shows you the way the temperature has been changing. You may need to “refresh” your browser page to see the plot.
If you continue to have problems seeing the plots, please try using a different browser.
2. Change the month to the coldest month of the year (January), click on “City” at the top, and make a similar plot for your city (e.g., Dallas, TX). Study the resulting graph, make sure the blue “Trend” line is visible. Take a screenshot of one such graph and paste it in the “Results” section of your project report. Add a few words describing what the graph is in figure caption in the Results section of your project report.
3. Write a few words about what you learned about the trend in the temperature in “Discussion” section of your project report.
4. You can change the parameter from “Average Temperature” to “Maximum temperature” etc. to investigate more on your own. You can also study the global temperature trends by clicking on “Global” at the top.
-Average and maximum temperature graph.You can choose anyone one to describe
Climate at a Glance | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (noaa.gov)-If you want to visit the site with description
B. Sea level
1. Go to the NOAA website:
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-sea-level
2. Study the plot that shows change in global mean sea level from 1880 to 2020.
3. Take a screenshot of this graph and paste it in the “Results” section of your project report. Add a few words describing what the graph is in the figure caption in the Results section of your project report.
4. Write a few words about what you learned from this website in the “Discussion” section of your project report.
C. Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI)
1. Go to the NOAA website:
2. Study the plot that shows the warming influence of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere since 1980.
3. Take a screenshot of this graph and paste it in the “Results” section of your project report. Add a few words describing what the graph is in the figure caption in the Results section of your project report.
4. Write a few words about what you learned from this website in the “Discussion” section of your project report.
Discussion
In one or two paragraphs, interpret and clarify your results for the reader. Discuss, and highlight what you think are the important outcomes/lessons learned from your project. What is the significance of these lessons/outcomes, why should we make note of them?
Conclusion
A few words summarizing what you conclude from your project. What is the take-home message (the most important message) that the reader should get?
References
List your references here. Below, are examples of references listed in APA style. You will need to use your own references.
1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2017.). What is Climate Change? Retrieved from https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-climate-change-k4.html
3. Wikipedia (2019). Carbon footprint. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint.
Quantitative section
Copy-paste all the questions and your answers to those questions from the Quantitative component document here.
This one is also attached but leave it for me .It’s already done.
Experimental section
1. Add evidence (a picture) here showing that you participated in at least one sustainable activity this semester. Sustainable activities are ones that support or help the environment. Examples are recycling, planting trees, carpooling, reducing energy consumption, community action, contributing to or donating to an Earth-friendly organization, etc. Please take precautions when you participate in these activities to prevent spread of the coronavirus.
I chose tree plantation:
Teamwork not necessary
Teamwork
1. Communicate with your group partner about strategies and choices you can make towards a sustainable lifestyle.
Please enter your teamwork summary below.
If you did not have a partner, then put “Worked alone” here and leave this section blank.
1. Group partner’s name:
2. What did you learn from this group partner about making sustainable lifestyle choices?
3. On a scale of 0 to 4 (0 being the least to 4 being the best), how would you rate this team member for the qualities listed below. Please use the attached file “AACU Rubric for Teamwork” for your evaluation. The point values are explained in detail in this rubric:
a) Involvement in team meetings, contribution to discussions.
b) Promotes or facilitates the contribution of team members. Encourages people who are not participating, to become involved.
c) Works independently on the project. Completes assignments on time. Helps others in the team complete their tasks on time.
d) Fosters a constructive team climate. Treats team members with respect. Uses positive language, tone, and attitude. Provides motivation and encouragement.
e) Responds to conflict. Helps manage and resolve conflict, to build cohesiveness and strength in the team.
For the instructor/grader (please do not delete this table):
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Component |
Points possible |
Points earned |
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Writing |
50 |
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Quantitative |
20 |
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Experimental |
30 |
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Total |
100 |
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