9/24/13
“Products I Consume”
1.Out of the 10 products you consume, which 3 do you consume the most often?
2.How often do you consume (buy or replace) them?
On desk: 10 products you consume wksht.
9/24/13
Econ. Agenda
1.Human Footprint & rate of consumption (class notes)
2.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
9/24/13Class 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.
United States: The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for _____________: $341.98Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken
From the book, “Hungry Planet” & Time Magazine
Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat
From the book, “Hungry Planet” & Time Magazine
Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food 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 Carolina
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken
From the book, “Hungry Planet” & Time Magazine
Which family has the bigger human footprint? Why?
9/24/13Class 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
9/24/13Class Notes
Time conversions:
1 year = • _____ months• _____ weeks• _____ days
Class NotesRate of Consumption for Pizza
Josh eats 1 large pizza per week.
•What is Josh’s rate of consumption for pizza per year?
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
Colgate Nike Irish springMcDonalds Cereal Shampoo Snacks Bananas Soda Jeans
188 tubes
$1,862.67
312 shoes$24,960.00
188 soaps
$ 936.00
1,872 burgers
$ 1,872.00
20280$60,840.00
468 bottles
$ 2340.00 1,872 snacks
$ 655.00
4,680 bananas
$13,993.20
4,056 sodas
$4,056.00468 jeans
$ 9,360.00
Human Footprint ProjectHow much I consume in my 78 years of life
Human Footprint Project, Part One
Classwork:1.Determine the quantity of your products you consume in 78 years of life?• Columns A – C