The Idea is that the students will interview someone about their math that they use everyday.
They will then create a written interview, infographic, Mathematical notes, and problem sets for other students to practice this math.
They will then create a written interview, infographic, Mathematical notes, and problem sets for other students to practice this math.
Carbon Offset Cycle |
The Maths of Maribel RobinJob Title: Strategy Advisor Environmental Products Trading Shell Trading
Years doing this math: 25 years Degree: Bachelors of Science: Business Administration College: Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México Math Concept: Conversions Maribel buys and trades Carbon Offsets. Carbon by the metric ton is how pollution is measured. To make companies and individuals care about pollution, countries around the world have monetized the trading of pollution. Offsets are the opposite of polluting, so if people don’t care about the environment, maybe they will care about making money. Some ways to offset pollution is to plant forests, use alternative power source, solar or wind and use new technologies like LED lights instead of incandescent lightbulbs. Maribel’s Math: Conversions is used to change the units of measuring the pollution of power plants, factories, and server farms into Metric Tons of Carbon. You can also measure greenhouse gas pollution for car exhaust, plane exhaust, home bbq's, and more. Along with measuring the saving of the environment by planting trees, changing technology, and alternative power production Maribel can determine how well we are abating pollution. Maribel creates like terms to that they can be added or subtracted to see how much pollution is taking place and how much the pollution is being offset. |
Conversion Problem Set
1) How many months of one acre of forest do you need to offset car trip from Los Angeles to New York City?
2) If your house has 100 brand new LED bulbs 3)how many Tons of Carbon do you save in 5 years?
3) If one cylinder cooks 1000 hamburgers how many light bulbs would it take to make them carbon neutral in one month?
4) How many LED light bulbs need to be changed to equal the carbon offset of 10 acres of forest in one year?
1) How many months of one acre of forest do you need to offset car trip from Los Angeles to New York City?
2) If your house has 100 brand new LED bulbs 3)how many Tons of Carbon do you save in 5 years?
3) If one cylinder cooks 1000 hamburgers how many light bulbs would it take to make them carbon neutral in one month?
4) How many LED light bulbs need to be changed to equal the carbon offset of 10 acres of forest in one year?