SAVE THE WORLD!!

A WebQuest for 5-8th Grades (Science)

Designed by Marge Earnhardt

marge.ernhardt@gbsd.org

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits |

Introduction

PLEASE SAVE THE WORLD!!!!

Your carbon foot is destroying the earth. The new President wants to save the earth from being destroyed by people who live on it. He wants YOU to do some investigating and present your information to him on March 5.
Find a way to make a difference!

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Task

WHAT PRODUCTS WILL YOU BE MAKING?

To better understand the causes of climate change and to show how you can take actions to reduce your carbon footprint on the earth, you will:
1. Need to research these topics.
• What is Climate Change?
• What are the causese and effects of climate change?
• What is my carbon footprint?
2. Work together to calculate the carbon footprint here at school.
3. Based on your research, create a list at least ten ways you can reduce the carbon footprint here at GBSD or at home
4. Create a Power Point (Slide Show) Presentation about you find about in Steps A, Band C in the steps you will take to complete your task (Process)

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Process

WHAT STEPS WILL YOU TAKE TO COMPLETE THE TASK

A. What is Climate Change?

Click on the following links to find inforamtion about climate change. Use the information found on these web sites to make a simple slide show presentstion about what climate change means.

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html

http://tiki.oneworld.net/global_warming/climate_home.html

http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics/kidspage.cfm#Q3

http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/climatechange/climateweather.html

http://www.coolkidsforacoolclimate.com/Explained/Explainedindex.htm

http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/intro/climate-intro2.cfm

http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMZ3LXJD1E_Earth_0.html

B. What are teh causes and effecets of climate change?

Click on the following links to find inforamtion about the casues and effects of climate change. Add your information to your slide show presentsation. Make sure you include the different views on the subject.

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/climate/change.htm#causes

http://www.coolkidsforacoolclimate.com/home.htm

http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpWeb.nsf/content/climate.htm

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/version2.html

C. What is my carbon footprint?

Click on the following links to find inforamtion about climate change. Use the information found on these web sites to make a simple slide show presentstion about your carbon footprint

http://nppd.apogee.net/kids/carbonfootprint.aspx

http://www.zerofootprintkids.com/kids_home.aspx

D. List at least 10 ways you can prevent global warming and reduce your carbon footprint.

Click on the following links to find inforamtion about climate change. Use the information found on these web sites to make a simple slide show presentstion about your carbon footprint

http://kidsgcci.pbwiki.com/50+Things+to+do+to+Stop+Global+Warming

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ActivitiesAndEvents/Celebrations/EarthDay/StompOutCarbon.cfm

http://nppd.apogee.net/kids/shrinkcarbonfootprint.aspxhttp://carbonchallenge.sr.unh.edu/calculator.jsp?cookieCheck=1

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Evaluation

Describe to the learners how their performance will be evaluated. Specify whether there will be a common grade for group work vs. individual grades. You may want to have separate rubrics for individual and group work.

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Conclusion

Congratulations you have:

found out about the causes and effects of climate change
•   how to find web pages on this topic suitable for students your age
•   how to put together a simple effective slide show
•   understand that there are different opinions about climate change that you can do

If you would like to "Take the New England Challenge" and join the many residents throughout New England who are reducing their energy costs and environmental impact, go to this link:

http://carbonchallenge.sr.unh.edu/calculator.jsp The average savings per household is $798 per year!

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Credits & References

A S P E C I A L thank you to Olga Laplante, Emints mentor/teacher for Southern Maine who helped me through the techno difficulties and motivated me to create this wequest.

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Last updated on February 5, 2009 . Based on a template from The WebQuest Page