Resources for Activity 83: A Peek at Packaging

Student Page
Consumer Choices

Urban and Community Forestry Website Connections
www.plt.org/cms/urbanforestry

Additional Resources
FREE EE Posters
Help teach students to protect the environment with everyday choices! From soccer balls to cell phones to DVDs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s "life cycle poster series" teaches students to understand the environmental impacts of everyday products. These posters track where products come from, how they are manufactured and transported, how to maximize their useful life, and what happens to them after use. The series helps teens (grades 6-12) make informed decisionsto protect the environment in their day-to-day lives. Also available in Spanish. To order your free copies, visit the Web site.

Earth Conservation Plan (ECP) Carbon and Lifestyle Calculator
Participants can take a three minute test to determine your contribution to global climate change. Upon completion of the test, participants can then make pledges to reduce their impact and score. With each change and commitment into their everyday lives, scores are recalculated. The ECP calculator is the first carbon calculator to allow its users to save and track each calculation and pledge, so participants can refer to the data at any time – while tracking their personal improvements over time.

Photographs related to trash, recycling, and consumption by Edward Burtynsky. At the website, click on “Statement/CV” for the artist’s statement about his artwork, and under “Works,” click on “Urban Mines” for relevant photographs.