This overnight activity challenges students to identify and record their ecological footprints and to mitigate their effects. The activity starts with the participants examining and recording what they find in their home, noting things like their families purchasing choices and energy consumption. With these baselines established, students are then given simple strategies to lessen their impact. Students are then asked to return their results to their teacher and they in turn forward them on to us. During the final week, the students examine their results and note the significant changes that they and their fellow students have made. By the end of the school year, KWT will post the results from all participating schools on this website, proving what we believe- that kid’s can make a difference-now!
Schools willing to complete this program activity can get our complete presentation program at no expense to the school, thanks to the generous support of both the Russell Family Foundation, NOAA Fisheries and from supporters like you.
The results below are for the 2006-2007 school year!
Individual school results are coming soon!
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Turned On
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Turned Off
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Difference
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Electric Items
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26.32 |
7.2 |
19.04 |
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Temperature Before
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Temperature After
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Difference |
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Hotwater Heater |
122 |
121 |
1 degree |
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Water On Before
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Water On After
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Difference
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Tooth Brushing water consumption
(in seconds) |
17
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13
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4 seconds
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Water OnBefore
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Water On After
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Difference
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Shower Water Consumption
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11
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7
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4 minutes
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Before |
After |
Difference
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Level of bathwater |
9 inches
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6 inches
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3 inches
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