About this activity

Suitable for all Secondary School Pupils (KS3-KS5)

The Carbon Calculator Activity Card is an innovative way to calculate the carbon footprint of travelling to school. This can provide a good indication of how your school community’s travel choices impact the environment. Although there will always be limitations to these calculations, this estimate can provide you with a good indication whilst helping you to quantify the impact of your project.

What is Carbon Footprint?​

​This is a measure of the amount of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of a particular individual, organisation, or community.​

​It’s possible to calculate the carbon footprint of travelling to school. There will always be limitations to these calculations but this estimate can provide you with a good indication of how your school community’s travel choices impact the environment. It can also help you to quantify the impact of your project.

Why not calculate your carbon saving?

Do you think your schools travel carbon footprint has increased or reduced? Repeat the calculations for last year or your baseline survey and compare the results!

Sharing your findings:

Write an article about your findings for your school Newsletter

Deliver an assembly to your peers

Communicate your findings via a podcast