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CONTINUED D1 Getting around 7. Calculate the C02 emissions if the journey was made by car (hybrid car and one other of your choice). Hybrid car C02 emissions Alternative car (specify which) C02 emissions 8. Using the data in Table 2 calculate the following emissions assuming your proposed journey was made by a family sized, non hybrid car. Pollutant Emission rate / km (grams) Carbon monoxide CO 9.5 Nitrogen oxides NOx 1.4 Particulate matter PM10 0.018 Particulate matter PM2.5 0.015 Sulfur dioxide SO2 0.017 Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) 1.7 Did you know? Large petrol 4 wheel drives not only use a lot more fuel than most cars - they cost up to 50% more to run. ABC Planet Slayer factoid consumer affairs victoria 64 My journey Table 2 Emission rates for a family sized car Need consumer help? 1300 55 81 81 www.consumer.vic.gov.au
CONTINUED D2 The real cost of a car Exercise 1 - My ‘dream’ car Do you have a ‘dream’ car that you want to own one day? If so write down what it is. Do you think about the environmental costs of owning a car? Explain why or why not. Have you considered not owning a car? Explain your answer. Exercise 2 - What will it really cost? As a class, brainstorm all of the costs involved in owning a car. Now place the costs into the following categories: – standing costs (costs to just own a car) eg. insurance – running costs eg. petrol – societal costs eg. road building. How much does it costs to own and run your family car? Go to the following RACV website. Find a car that closely resembles your family car (or one of them) and record the following information. www.racv.com.au > My Car > Advice and Information > Car Operating Costs THE CAR Make and model of your family car Total standing cost per week Total running cost per week Average total cost per week Average total cost for the year consumer affairs victoria 65 Need consumer help? 1300 55 81 81 www.consumer.vic.gov.au
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Contents 4 Message from the Ministe
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Victorian Essential Learning Standa
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Links to Victorian Certificate of A
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The Thinking Curriculum Multiple in
Page 14 and 15: A SECTION A Consuming the planet Ai
Page 16 and 17: ACONTINUED SECTION A Consuming the
Page 18 and 19: CONTINUED A1 World population growt
Page 20 and 21: CONTINUED A2 It’s not just number
Page 22 and 23: CONTINUED A2 It’s not just number
Page 24 and 25: CONTINUED A3 Treading lightly in th
Page 26 and 27: CONTINUED A2 Consuming the planet 1
Page 28 and 29: CONTINUED A2 A Consuming the planet
Page 30 and 31: B SECTION B Buy ‘green’, save m
Page 32 and 33: BCONTINUED SECTION B Buy ‘green
Page 34 and 35: CONTINUED B1 Calculating utility co
Page 36 and 37: CONTINUED B3 Reducing the waste Exe
Page 38 and 39: CONTINUED B3 Reducing the waste Exe
Page 40 and 41: CONTINUED B4 Making sense of energy
Page 42 and 43: CONTINUED B4 Making sense of energy
Page 44 and 45: CONTINUED B5 How sustainable is my
Page 46 and 47: CONTINUED B Buy ‘green’, save m
Page 48 and 49: C SECTION C The real cost of food A
Page 50 and 51: CONTINUED C SECTION C The real cost
Page 52 and 53: CONTINUED C1 My food footprint You
Page 54 and 55: CONTINUED C3 Water - tap or bottled
Page 56 and 57: CONTINUED C4 Exploring new options
Page 58 and 59: CONTINUED C The real cost of food 5
Page 60 and 61: D SECTION D Smarter transport optio
Page 62 and 63: DCONTINUED Smarter transport option
Page 66 and 67: D3 Consuming fuel Exercise 1 - Labe
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Page 70 and 71: ECONTINUED SECTION E A consuming cu
Page 72 and 73: CONTINUED E1 What do I want? Exerci
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Page 76 and 77: CONTINUED E3 What is it really goin
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Page 80 and 81: F SECTION F Wealth, consumption and
Page 82 and 83: FCONTINUED SECTION F Wealth, consum
Page 84 and 85: CONTINUED F1 Is happiness about hav
Page 86 and 87: F2 Social sustainability and proble
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