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Prince George Mitochondria Evolution in Animals and Mitochondria Genetic Diseases Paper Human karyotyping, healthy eating on a budget, population pyramid, your ecological footpr Science, Ecology, and the Environment
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EXTRA CREDIT – YOUR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT (5 points)
Your instructor MAY assign this extra credit activity. Each instructor has a different method
for determining if extra credit will be accepted and how many extra credit points are possible.
Check with your instructor before doing any extra credit assignments in this outline.
1.
Go to the following web site:
http://www.footprintcalculator.org/
You should be on the following page:
WHAT IS YOUR
Ecological Footprint?bota
How many planets do we need if everybody lives like you?
When is your personal Overshoot Day?
TAKE THE
FIRST STEP
2.
Click “Take the First Step” to start calculating your personal footprint.
Answer each page of questions until you reach the end of the calculation process. For each
screen in the footprint calculation, be sure to click on “Add Details to Improve Accuracy,”
which will help personalize your footprint.
NEVER
VERY
OFTEN
Occasionally
(really like veggies – occasional
meat, eggs/dairy)
ADD DETAILS TO IMPROVE ACCURACY
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3.
Print the page that shows your personal ecological footprint. Then click on the “See Details”
box and print that page too (it shows your results separated by Consumption Category).
4.
Staple the typewritten answers to the following questions to your two printouts.
If everyone on earth had your same lifestyle, how many planet earths would we need
to provide enough resources?
earths
List (in order) the two largest factors (Consumption Categories) that contribute to
your ecological footprint:
a.
b.
5.
List two actions you could take in your daily life to decrease your ecological footprint. The
actions should be connected to the two biggest components of your ecological footprint as shown
in the Consumption Categories. Include a detailed explanation for each example.
The examples MUST relate to YOUR specific household and YOUR ecological
footprint results (not general suggestions taken from the internet or other sources).
Did You Know?
If one room in every U.S. household used energy saving light bulbs instead of normal incandescent
bulbs, the annual decrease in carbon emissions would be equivalent to removing more than eight
million cars from the road. Amazing!
Source: U.S. EPA
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EXTRA CREDIT – POPULATION PYRAMIDS (5 points)
(application) Your instructor MAY assign this extra credit activity. Each instructor has a different
method for determining if extra credit will be accepted and how many extra credit points are
possible. Check with your instructor before doing any extra credit assignments in this study guide.
Go to the following web site:
https://www.census.gov/data-tools/demo/idb/informationGateway.php
image below.”
You should be on a page entitled “U.S. Census Bureau, International Programs” as shown in the
International Data Base
Last Updated: December 2013
Search
Select Report
Demographic Overview
Select one or more Countries or Areas
Release Notes
Select up to 25 Years
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
When multiple countries are selected, a ‘Custom Region’ will be created.
Afghanistan
Albania
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Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Select Region(s)
Aggregation Options
3
Special Regions
Show individual Country data only
Show aggregated Region data
Show both individual and aggregated data
UN Regions
Legacy Regions State Dept. Categories
World
More Developed Countries
Less Developed Countries (LDCs)
LDCs, without Least Developed Countries
Least Developed Countries
Africa
Eastern Africa
Middle Africa
Northern Africa
Southern Africa
Submit
1.
Under “Select Report” change the setting from Demographic Overview to Population
Pyramid Graph.
2.
Select the following three years to display: 2019, 2030, and 2050, then press “Submit.”
Note: To select all three years, press CTRL and hold the CTRL key down while clicking on
the three different dates.
3.
Under Aggregation Options, click on “Show Individual Country data only.”
4.
From list at the right, select any one country you’d like to know more about.
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5.
Click “Submit” to process your request. The pyramids for the three dates you selected will be
displayed.
4.
To print the Population Pyramids you have to save each picture separately. To save:
position the cursor over the first profile
right click on your mouse and select “save image as
select the location on your flash drive or computer where you want to save the file
give the picture a name (for example, Afghanistan 2019) and click “save”
repeat the process to save the profiles for 2030 and 2050
5.
To insert the saved images into a Word file:
open a new Word file and put your name at the top of the sheet
select “insert,” then “picture”
find the drive or directory where you saved your three population pyramids
highlight the first file name (for example, Afghanistan 2019) and click “insert”
repeat the process to insert the images for 2030 and 2050
6.
Type your answers into the Word file and submit as directed by your instructor:
a.
Write a paragraph that summarizes the population trends for this country (population
increases, decreases, age distribution, etc.) over the period from 2019 to 2050.
b.
In reference to the population profiles you printed out, what recommendations would
you make to this country’s leaders so they can plan effectively for the population
changes expected by 2050?
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EXTRA CREDIT – HEALTHY EATING ON A BUDGET
(10 points)
(application) Your instructor MAY assign this extra credit activity. Each instructor has a different
method for determining if extra credit will be accepted and how many extra credit points are
possible. Check with your instructor before doing any extra credit assignments in this study guide.
Go to the following web site:
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/budget/index.html
1.
You should be on a page entitled “Healthy Eating on a Budget.” Go to the section “Create a
Grocery Game Plan.” Click on “Plan Your Weekly Meals.”
2.
Click on image of the Weekly Calendar. It will open as a .pdf file that allows you to type in
the boxes.
3.
Move your cursor to the top right corner of the calendar and click on the download icon
to copy the blank calendar to your flash drive or computer. When you open the .pdf file, you’ll
be able to fill in your menu choices.
CREATE A GROCERY GAME PLAN
WEEKLY CALENDAR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THO
FRI
SAT
BREAKFAST
LUNCH
DINNER
SNACKS
NOTES:
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