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?

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