Personal Impact Project

In this task, students will answer the essential question: How can humans best balance our own interests and needs with the health of the environment? Students will understand how humans impact the sustainability of the Earth, how humans can effect change through individual actions, and learn how to quantitatively examine and predict the impact of large or small-scale change. Students will write a paper, grounded in research, analyzing the impact of their actions on the environment. They will then design and give a multimedia presentation to the class on how their actions affect the environment and how they might mitigate their effects.