This article highlights the Lifestyle Project, which is a three-week challenge in environmentally-savvy living. The origins and uses of the project are described by several faculty members who teach with the project in their college courses. The article features students who have completed the project and made the transition from a self-professed selfish American lifestyle, to a whole new way of thinking. Some sample questions from the project’s Eco-Quiz are also included.
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This resource is referenced here:Subject:
Geography:Human/Cultural,
Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Water Conservation,
Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making,
Environmental Ethics/Values,
Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Waste Reduction/Recycling,
Environmental Science:Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation,
Environmental Science:Sustainability
Resource Type:
Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Magazine Article
Special Interest: Ethics, Sustainability
Theme:
Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Ethics and Environmental Justice,
Energy,
Public Policy,
Sustainability,
Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science,
Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Water
