When we teach climate change from a global perspective, it can be vast and intimidating. We want students to realize that climate change is something they can tackle individually, as a community, and as a generation.
Enter Kids Cutting Carbon, a climate education program developed in collaboration with Reep Green Solutions for students in Waterloo
Region. Through group sessions featuring Project Neutral’s free, easy-to-use carbon footprint
calculator, students will understand their carbon impact, build climate literacy, and
start to take meaningful climate action.
When students measure their own carbon
footprint, they connect their knowledge of climate science with the anthropogenic sources of
global warming in a direct and meaningful way.
Want to bring Kids Cutting Carbon to your classroom?
Book your session now!OR
Join us for our Earth Week After School Sessions
Session #1 on Tuesday, April 19th at 4:00pm
Join After School Session #1Session #2 on Thursday, April 21th at 7:00pm
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Duration: One hour (sessions available from March to April).
Delivery: 100% virtual.
Cost: Free!
Requirements: Students will require their own internet-connected device.
Teacher Resources: Support will include interactive student engagement tools, educational resources and activities for students with curriculum connections, and background knowledge communicating with students about climate change.
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D2.5 investigate their personal carbon footprint, using a computer simulation or numerical data (e.g., determine carbon emissions that result from their travelling to school, work, and recreation venues - from vacation travelling to buying products imported from distant countries) - and plan a course of action to reduce their footprint (e.g., a plan to increase their use of bicycles or public transit; to eat more local foods) [PR, AI, C]
F1.1 analyse the effects on air quality of some technologies and human activities (e.g., smelting; driving gas-powered vehicles), including their own activities, and propose actions to reduce their personal carbon footprint [AI, C]
B3.4 explain the concept of a “carbon footprint” and how it is used to measure the impact on the environment of a range of human activities
E1.3 analyse the effects of individual lifestyle choices on energy consumption and production, and assess the implications for sustainability in Canada
E1.1 use a variety of measurements (e.g., ecological footprint, carbon footprint, water footprint) to compare the impact on the natural environment of people in Canada and people in other countries
3.8 identify common sources of greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide comes from plant and animal respiration and the burning of fossil fuels; methane comes from wetlands, grazing livestock, termites, fossil fuel extraction, and landfills; nitrous oxide comes from soils and nitrogen fertilizers), and describe ways of reducing emissions of these gases
Bringing Kids Cutting Carbon to students will create enriching learning opportunities to nurture student
interest in climate issues and support the next generation of action takers in our community!
We recognize that ensuring the privacy of students must be paramount for this project to be successful.
We will not collect student email addresses or to have students create accounts with Project Neutral.
Our school calculator is anonymous and will not store student results or responses.
Want to bring Kids Cutting Carbon to your classroom?
Book your session now!OR
Join us for our Earth Week After School Sessions
Session #1 on Tuesday, April 19th at 4:00pm
Join After School Session #1Session #2 on Thursday, April 21th at 7:00pm
Join After School Session #2
Anna Gordon
Engagement Coordinator
anna@projectneutral.org